Acrophotopsis Schuster, 1958 . Ent. Amer. (N.S.) 37: 4, 10 (in keys); 61 (description). Male, female.

Gender. Feminine.

Type species. Acrophotopsis eurygnathus Schuster, 1958 (male), by original designation (junior subjective synonym of Mutilla dirce Fox, 1899 (female), according to Pitts & Wilson 2009: 208).

Taxonomic history. Valid generic name.

Sex association. The female of the type species was associated and identified (as Mutilla dirce Fox, 1899: 257) by Pitts & Wilson 2009: 208.

Distribution. Nearctic.