Protophotopsis Schuster, 1947 . Ann. ent. Soc. Amer. 39: 693. Male, female.

Gender. Feminine.

Type species. Protophotopsis (Protophotopsis) scudderi Schuster, 1947 (male), by original designation (junior synonym of Mutilla veneraria Melander, 1903 (female), according to Cambra & Quintero, 1997: 269).

Taxonomic history. Valid generic name.

Sex association. The female of the type species was associated and identified (as Mutilla venenaria Melander, 1903: 320) by Cambra & Quintero, 1997: 269.

Distribution. Nearctic, Neotropical.