Phoberus ngomensis is a species of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae discovered by the scientists van de Merwe and Scholtz in 2005.

The elytra, or forewings, of the beetle have flattened sides and are fringed laterally with short hair-like setae.

Like other hide beetles, this species' elytra are covered under hard carapaces; P. ngomensis's exoskeleton shell on the abdomen is dark red and bumpy, with irregular clumps of light, bright orange setae tufts protruding almost like spikes from the carapace.

[3] P. ngomensis has a triangular clypeus, which refers to the shape of the exoskeleton plate covering its head.

[3] P. ngomensis lives in dense, high-altitude forests within the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal.