Quedius pallipes -group

Diagnosis. Medium sized species with mostly brown, light brown to reddish elytra and appendages, rarely with darkened elytra. Eyes small, temples large, distance between temporal puncture and posterior margin of eye equals the diameter of the puncture; frons without additional setiferous punctures (Fig. 6F). Scutellum punctate and pubescent. Pronotum with punctures in posterior part of sublateral row. Palearctic origin.