Catharsius molossus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.

This species is completely black, the body is short and convex, quite hairy on the ventral side and usually with a short conical horn in the centre of the head of the males.

Pronotum is densely granulated and elytra are finely striated.

[1] Catharsius molossus is one of the most widespread and abundant coprophagous species in tropical Asian regions.

It occurs in the Palearctic realm (Afghanistan, Nepal, Sikkim, China, Taiwan), and in the Oriental realm (India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Timor, and Flores).