Franklinothrips; a pantropical Thysanoptera genus of ant­mimicking obligate predators (Aeolothripidae) Author Mound, Laurence A. Author Reynaud, Philippe text Zootaxa 2005 864 1 16 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.170856 7c315efb-e525-4049-b3d9-17b80bd38b5a 1175­5326 170856 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.