Elaphinis matatiele is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.Global Biodiversity Information Facility It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape).
Description Adults reach a length of about . They are black and dull, with the head, pronotum and scutellum mostly black, but the elytra covered in white-greyish, pink or brick-red tomentum. There are dense and long, pale-yellow to tawny setae on the head.
Life history Adults have been recorded in December and January. The species has only been found in sandy soil accumulations near or under old cow dung on rocky terraces at high altitudes.
Etymology The species is named after its type locality, Matatiele.
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