Schuster-1947
Guides
Protophotopsis
Protophotopsis is a genus of velvet ants (family Mutillidae) described by Schuster in 1947. The genus belongs to the diverse group of solitary wasps characterized by aposematic coloration and wingless females. As a member of Mutillidae, males are winged while females are wingless and often exhibit defensive behaviors including a powerful sting. The genus appears to be rarely encountered, with limited observational records available.