Franklinothrips tenuicornis Hood, 1915: 163

Described from Panama, with the synonym Mitothrips petulans Bagnall based on a male from Trinidad, this species has been studied from Trinidad, Surinam, Venezuela, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and southern Brazil [SMF, BMNH, USNM]. Many of these specimens were taken from vines, including Vitex and Ipomoea, but others were taken from dead branches. The forewing pattern is similar to that of F. vespiformis, but antennal segment IV is paler than in that species, sometimes being largely yellow (Fig. 13).