taxonID	type	description	language	source
FD0887F3A6411368DACEFC02FD9AA441.taxon	description	(Figs. 1, 2 A, C, E – G) Type-species: Upsa centennial Deschodt, Sole & Scholtz, new species. Head. Punctate with punctures small and close together; clypeus bidentate, denticles small, separated by approximately two times their length; antennae yellow; eyes not visible dorsally. Pronotum. Strongly convex with lateral sides somewhat explanate; punctures small, irregularly spaced, two times further apart than their diameter and sometimes with short, recurved, associated setae. Elytra. Dark brown; short and sparse golden-brown recurved setae located in punctures; striae double grooved; elytra fused. Sternum. Mesosternum and metasternum fused, suture evenly round; mesosternum relatively wide medially with more than three irregular rows fitting in between coxae (Fig. 2 C). Pygidium. Punctures indistinct (Fig. 2 F). Foretibia. Narrow at base, gradually widening; three denticles on outside margin. Aedeagus. Symmetrical, with parameres flattened terminally (Fig. 2 E).	en	Deschodt, Christian M., Sole, Catherine L., Scholtz, Clarke H. (2020): Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria. Zootaxa 4728 (3): 357-362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.3.4
FD0887F3A6411368DACEFC02FD9AA441.taxon	etymology	Etymology. UPSA is the international coden (or acronym) for the University of Pretoria entomological collection (Evenhuis 2019). The gender is masculine.	en	Deschodt, Christian M., Sole, Catherine L., Scholtz, Clarke H. (2020): Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria. Zootaxa 4728 (3): 357-362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.3.4
FD0887F3A6411368DACEFC02FD9AA441.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This monotypic genus is currently only known from the Alexandria forest in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa (Fig. 1).	en	Deschodt, Christian M., Sole, Catherine L., Scholtz, Clarke H. (2020): Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria. Zootaxa 4728 (3): 357-362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.3.4
FD0887F3A6411368DACEFC02FD9AA441.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This genus looks superficially most similar to Outenikwanus Scholtz & Howden, 1987 (Fig. 2 B, D) by virtue of the very wide medial separation between the metasternum and mesosternum. It can readily be separated, however, by having fewer setae and by the shape of the meso-and metasternal suture being evenly rounded whereas the suture of Outenikwanus is angulate.	en	Deschodt, Christian M., Sole, Catherine L., Scholtz, Clarke H. (2020): Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria. Zootaxa 4728 (3): 357-362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.3.4
FD0887F3A642136DDACEFAF5FE29A21A.taxon	description	(Figs. 1, 2 A, C, E – G)	en	Deschodt, Christian M., Sole, Catherine L., Scholtz, Clarke H. (2020): Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria. Zootaxa 4728 (3): 357-362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.3.4
FD0887F3A642136DDACEFAF5FE29A21A.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂: “ S. Afr; SE. Cape Prov. | Alexandria For. St. | 33 [°]. 43 [ʹ] S – 26 [°]. 23 [ʹ] E || 5.12.1987; E- Y: 2553 | groundtraps, 2 days | leg. Endrödy-Younga || groundtrap with | faeces bait ” (TMSA). Additional notes from Endrödy-Younga’s field diary: “ old indig. [enous] for. [est] on sand. Very dry cond. [itions]. ”	en	Deschodt, Christian M., Sole, Catherine L., Scholtz, Clarke H. (2020): Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria. Zootaxa 4728 (3): 357-362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.3.4
FD0887F3A642136DDACEFAF5FE29A21A.taxon	description	Description of the holotype, male. Body: 2.3 (maximum length with head extended) x 1.7 mm (maximum width over elytra). Head. Clypeus bidentate, with genae slightly protruding anteriorly to form two small denticles next to each denticle; teeth separated by almost two times their length; surface punctate with punctures close together; genal suture straight forming obtuse angle with frontoclypeal suture; frontoclypeal suture medially incomplete. Pronotum. Surface covered with small punctures, punctures sometimes bearing setae, close together; setae light brown, recurved; lateral edges somewhat explanate. Elytra. Striae with punctures separated by about two puncture widths, punctures slightly larger than width of striae; interstriae with single rows of setiferous punctures with short recurved setae, punctures separated by up to eight puncture widths. Meso- and metasterna. Meso- and metasterna fused, mesometasternal suture evenly curved; mesosternum punctate, medial area with fewer punctures, mesosternum about eight puncture widths wide medially; metasternum with slightly smaller punctures that are separated by about two puncture widths (Fig. 2 C). Pygidium. Indistinctly punctate with small closely arranged punctures (Fig. 2 F). Foretibia. Narrow at base and widening to two times the basal width at the first denticle; outside margin crenulate in basal half with three denticles in distal half; end of foretibia blunt with a downward pointing spur. Aedeagus. Parameres symmetrical with terminal area flattened, similar to other Endroedyolini species.	en	Deschodt, Christian M., Sole, Catherine L., Scholtz, Clarke H. (2020): Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria. Zootaxa 4728 (3): 357-362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.3.4
FD0887F3A642136DDACEFAF5FE29A21A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This new species celebrates a century of entomology at the University of Pretoria.	en	Deschodt, Christian M., Sole, Catherine L., Scholtz, Clarke H. (2020): Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria. Zootaxa 4728 (3): 357-362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.3.4
FD0887F3A642136DDACEFAF5FE29A21A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The new genus occurs within the Southern Mistbelt group that consists of three different forest types as defined by Von Maltitz et al. (2003). One of these forest types comprises the Albany Coastal Mistbelt forest consisting of five isolated forest patches. These patches often cover undulating coastal plains and include Alexandria Forest (Von Maltitz et al. 2003). Although it receives less rain than most of the other forest types (Mucina & Rutherford 2006), rain can be expected any time of the year. This forest is protected within the Addo National Park boundaries. The main forest patch of Alexandria forest is 78 km 2 (Mucina & Rutherford 2006) and there are four other forest patches of the same type that this species may possibly inhabit. On the basis of current knowledge this new species should be assessed as endangered B 2 ac (iv) — see IUCN Standards and Petitions Subcommittee (2014) for an explanation of the criteria.	en	Deschodt, Christian M., Sole, Catherine L., Scholtz, Clarke H. (2020): Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria. Zootaxa 4728 (3): 357-362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.3.4
