Ephydroidea
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Ephydroidea is a superfamily of acalyptrate flies that includes fruit flies and several related families within the order Diptera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ephydroidea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18783761 — 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: Ephydroidea Context triple: [Drosophilidae, superfamily, Ephydroidea]
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A.
Eurytidae
Eurytidae is a family of parasitic wasps within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, known for species that typically parasitize other insects.
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B.
Pamphilioidea
Pamphilioidea is a superfamily of sawflies within the suborder Symphyta, comprising several families of plant-feeding hymenopteran insects.
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C.
Culicomorpha
Culicomorpha is an infraorder of small, mostly aquatic or semi-aquatic flies that includes mosquitoes, black flies, and related blood-feeding and non-biting species.
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D.
Erythrocercidae
Erythrocercidae is a small family of Old World passerine birds commonly known as yellow flycatchers, found mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.
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E.
Pholidae
Pholidae is a family of elongated, often eel-like marine fishes commonly known as gunnels, found in cold and temperate coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
- 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: Ephydroidea Target entity description: Ephydroidea is a superfamily of acalyptrate flies that includes fruit flies and several related families within the order Diptera.
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A.
Eurytidae
Eurytidae is a family of parasitic wasps within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, known for species that typically parasitize other insects.
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B.
Pamphilioidea
Pamphilioidea is a superfamily of sawflies within the suborder Symphyta, comprising several families of plant-feeding hymenopteran insects.
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C.
Culicomorpha
Culicomorpha is an infraorder of small, mostly aquatic or semi-aquatic flies that includes mosquitoes, black flies, and related blood-feeding and non-biting species.
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D.
Erythrocercidae
Erythrocercidae is a small family of Old World passerine birds commonly known as yellow flycatchers, found mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.
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E.
Pholidae
Pholidae is a family of elongated, often eel-like marine fishes commonly known as gunnels, found in cold and temperate coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.