Oxytelus varipennis is a species of rove beetle widely spread in Asia and Europe.

It is found in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Myanmar, Indonesia, Pakistan,[1] India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Egypt.

Body is dark brown to pitchy.

Epistomal suture with broadly incurved lateral portions.

Female is similar to male but slightly smaller with much slender and pointy apex in mandible.