taxonID	type	description	language	source
03C687B8FFE75F3FD6E6B835FD16FD3E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species is easily recognizable by its small size and the unique combination of two characters: effaced pronotal ridges and single line of large punctures on elytral intercostae.	en	Smetana, Aleš (2015): DNA barcoding and regional diversity of understudied Micropeplinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Southwest China: phylogenetic implications and a new Micropeplus from Mount Emei. Zootaxa 3919 (3): 583-599, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3919.3.8
03C687B8FFE75F3FD6E6B835FD16FD3E.taxon	description	Description. Holotype, female (Figs. 3 A – D). GenBank accession: HQ 987124. Length: 1.6 mm. Body not flattened, pronotal ridges effaced, each elytron with seven costae, elytral intercostae with single line of large punctures, metacoxae widely separated. Intraspecific variation. GenBank accessions: HQ 987123, HQ 987125, KF 408053. Length: 1.4 – 1.6 mm.	en	Smetana, Aleš (2015): DNA barcoding and regional diversity of understudied Micropeplinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Southwest China: phylogenetic implications and a new Micropeplus from Mount Emei. Zootaxa 3919 (3): 583-599, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3919.3.8
03C687B8FFE75F3FD6E6B835FD16FD3E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype female (ZCAS): # 0907, “ P. R. CHINA, Sichuan, EmeiShan, N 29 ° 33 ' 36.3 E 103 ° 20 ' 38.0, 15. vi. 2010, 1947 m, sifting 33, V. Grebennikov ”. Paratypes (CNC, ZCAS): 9 exx in total: 3 exx: # 0905, 0 906, # 0908: same data as holotype; 2 exx: # 0572, # 0911: “ P. R. CHINA, Sichuan, Emei Shan, N 29 ° 33.605 ' E 103 ° 20.633 ', 05. vii. 2009, 1947 m, sifting 17, V. Grebennikov "; 2 exx: # 0573, # 0574: " P. R. CHINA, Sichuan, Emei Shan, N 29 ° 32.932 ' E 103 ° 20.466 ', 01. vii. 2009, 2310 m, sifting 14, V. Grebennikov ”; 2 exx: # 2903, # 2904: “ P. R. CHINA, Sichuan, Emei Shan, N 29 ° 33 ' 00 " E 103 ° 21 ' 38 ", 28. v. 2011, 1639 m, sift 08, V. Grebennikov ”.	en	Smetana, Aleš (2015): DNA barcoding and regional diversity of understudied Micropeplinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Southwest China: phylogenetic implications and a new Micropeplus from Mount Emei. Zootaxa 3919 (3): 583-599, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3919.3.8
03C687B8FFE75F3FD6E6B835FD16FD3E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is known only from Mount Emei in Sichuan, Southwest China. Elevation: 1639 – 1947 m.	en	Smetana, Aleš (2015): DNA barcoding and regional diversity of understudied Micropeplinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Southwest China: phylogenetic implications and a new Micropeplus from Mount Emei. Zootaxa 3919 (3): 583-599, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3919.3.8
03C687B8FFE75F3FD6E6B835FD16FD3E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is the Latinized Greek mythical name of Jason, the leader of Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece; noun in apposition. Phylogenetic position. See Discussion.	en	Smetana, Aleš (2015): DNA barcoding and regional diversity of understudied Micropeplinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Southwest China: phylogenetic implications and a new Micropeplus from Mount Emei. Zootaxa 3919 (3): 583-599, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3919.3.8
