Genus Pseudophotopsis Andre, 1896

Pseudophotopsis André, 1896: 266 (as subgenus of Mutilla Linnaeus, 1758). Type species: Agama komarovii Radoskowski, 1885 (male), by subsequent designation of Ashmead, 1903: 305 (misspelled as Kamarovi).

Alloneurion Ashmead, 1899: 59. Type species Agama kokpetica Radoszkowski, 1885 (male), by original designation (misspelled as kotepetica). Junior subjective synonym of Pseudophotopsis André, 1896 according to André, 1904: 31.

Sphinctomutilla André, 1899: 7. Type species Mutilla continua Fabricius, 1804 (female), by subsequent designation of Mickel, 1928: 37. Junior subjective synonym of Ephutomma Ashmead, 1899 according to André, 1900: 136. Junior subjective synonym of Pseudophotopsis André, 1896 according to Brothers, 1975: 590.

Diagnosis.

Eyes asetose, distinctly widened at lower pole in males (e.g., see Fig. 4A); clypeal free margin bituberculate (e.g., see Fig. 3C); tarsal claws with a ventral denticle (e.g., see Fig. 3A); mid and hind tibiae apically with a pair of unequal spurs (serrate in females) (e.g., see Figs 3A; 8B, C); second metasomal segment with felt lines deposited laterally on tergum and sternum (e.g., see Fig. 9C). MALES. Fully winged forms; fore and hind wings with anal lobes; metanotum mostly provided with a pair of more or less developed dentiform horns (e.g., see Fig. 4C). FEMALES. Apterous forms; mesosomal dorsum with visible sutures (e.g., see Fig. 7D); pronotum wider than fused meso-metanota, the latter more or less contracted and narrower than propodeum (e.g., see Fig. 7D); propodeal dorsal face rounded or truncate behind, without scutellar scale (e.g., see Figs 7D; 20B); T6 subconvex, with pygidial area having poorly expressed sculpture (e.g., see Fig. 9A, B) (Lelej 1985, 2002).