Oxytelus puncticeps is a species of rove beetle widely spread in Asia and Africa.

[1] It is found in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Borneo, Sri Lanka, India, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Labial palpi, legs, and elytra are light brown.

Epistomal suture with lateral portions runs backward to the anterior marginal level of eyes.

Right mandible is stout, with obsoletely curved outer margin.