Tetraphotopsis Ashmead, 1903

Lelej, Arkady S. & Brothers, Denis J., 2008, The genus-group names of Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) and their type species, with a new genus, new name, new synonymies, new combinations and lectotypifications, Zootaxa 1889 (1), pp. 1-79 : 61

Tetraphotopsis Ashmead, 1903 . Canad. Ent. 35: 305, 309. Male,?female.

Gender. Feminine.

Type species. Tetraphotopsis hubbardi Ashmead, 1903 (male), by original designation (junior subjective synonym of Photopsis venusta Blake, 1886 (male), according to Schuster, 1958: 54). The later designation of Mutilla hubbardii Fox, 1899 (male) by Mickel, 1928: 37 is invalid.

Taxonomic history. Junior subjective synonym of Odontophotopsis Viereck, 1903 according to Schuster, 1958: 54. Subjectively invalid name.

Sex association. The female of the type species has not been recognized; the questionably associated female (for the genus) was described by Ashmead, 1903: 309.

Distribution. Nearctic.