Franklinothrips atlas Hood, 1957 : 172

Mound, Laurence A. & Reynaud, Philippe, 2005, Franklinothrips; a pantropical Thysanoptera genus of ant­mimicking obligate predators (Aeolothripidae), Zootaxa 864, pp. 1-16 : 8

Franklinothrips atlas Hood, 1957: 172

Described from a single female taken in the eastern Congo [USNM], four females have subsequently been studied from Rwanda [SMF]. The head is deeply recessed into the prothorax, resulting in a single compact spherical outline that is sharply constricted to the basal neck ( Fig. 3 ). Unlike F. megalops , the tenth abdominal segment is not sharply paler than the ninth segment.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 11. Franklinothrips species: (1) F. vespiformis female; (2) F. vespiformis larva; (3) F. a tla s, female holotype; (4) F. basseti, female holotype; (5) F. brunneicornis, female holotype; (6) F. lineatus, topotypic female; (7) F. lineatus, topotypic male; (8) F. fulgidus, female holotype; (9) F. m e g a l o p s, female from India; (10) F. o r i z a b e n s i s, female from California; (11) F. o r i z a b e n s i s, male from California.