Phoberus herminae is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae discovered by coleopterologist Werner P. Strümpher in 2016.

[3] Within the genus Phoberus, P. herminae is most similar to P. capensis and P. disjunctus due to their shared evolutionary history, and historically researchers have often confused the three species for each other.

The hide beetle species has symmetrical, curved parameres that are about two-thirds as long as their penis-like aedeagus.

[3][2] This ground-based beetle is a detritivore and survives by consuming keratin from animal feces and rotting meat.

Rapid climate changes leading up to the ice ages likely prompted this evolution, as they affected hide beetle populations unequally.