Melittinae
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Melittinae is a subfamily of solitary, often specialist bees known for their close associations with particular flowering plants and their role in pollination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melittinae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17448846 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melittinae Context triple: [Melittidae, includesSubfamily, Melittinae]
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A.
Melittidae
Melittidae is a small family of solitary, often specialist bees known for their close associations with particular flowering plants.
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B.
Melissodes
Melissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae, known for the males’ characteristically long antennae and their role as important pollinators.
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C.
Dorylinae
Dorylinae is a subfamily of ants commonly known as army ants, characterized by their nomadic behavior and highly coordinated group foraging.
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D.
Apocrita
Apocrita is a large suborder of insects within the order Hymenoptera that includes wasps, bees, and ants, characterized by a narrow waist separating the thorax and abdomen.
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E.
Halictus
Halictus is a genus of sweat bees known for their metallic coloration and often social or semi-social nesting behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melittinae Target entity description: Melittinae is a subfamily of solitary, often specialist bees known for their close associations with particular flowering plants and their role in pollination.
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A.
Melittidae
Melittidae is a small family of solitary, often specialist bees known for their close associations with particular flowering plants.
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B.
Melissodes
Melissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae, known for the males’ characteristically long antennae and their role as important pollinators.
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C.
Dorylinae
Dorylinae is a subfamily of ants commonly known as army ants, characterized by their nomadic behavior and highly coordinated group foraging.
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D.
Apocrita
Apocrita is a large suborder of insects within the order Hymenoptera that includes wasps, bees, and ants, characterized by a narrow waist separating the thorax and abdomen.
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E.
Halictus
Halictus is a genus of sweat bees known for their metallic coloration and often social or semi-social nesting behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.