genus Parascaptomyza
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Genus Parascaptomyza is a group of small flies within the vinegar fly family, related to Drosophila and known from specialized ecological niches such as leaf-mining.
All labels observed (1)
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| genus Parascaptomyza canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18783791 — 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: genus Parascaptomyza Context triple: [Drosophilidae, includesTaxon, genus Parascaptomyza]
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genus Microdrosophila
Genus Microdrosophila is a group of small vinegar flies within the fruit fly family, known for their association with decaying plant material and fungi.
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B.
genus Sophophora
Genus Sophophora is a subgroup of fruit flies best known for including the model organism Drosophila melanogaster, widely used in genetics and developmental biology research.
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C.
genus Liodrosophila
Genus Liodrosophila is a group of small flies within the vinegar fly family, Drosophilidae, related to but distinct from the common fruit fly genus Drosophila.
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D.
genus Stegana
Genus Stegana is a group of small vinegar flies within the family Drosophilidae, known for inhabiting moist, often forested environments and sometimes breeding in sap fluxes or decaying plant material.
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E.
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.
- 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: genus Parascaptomyza Target entity description: Genus Parascaptomyza is a group of small flies within the vinegar fly family, related to Drosophila and known from specialized ecological niches such as leaf-mining.
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A.
genus Microdrosophila
Genus Microdrosophila is a group of small vinegar flies within the fruit fly family, known for their association with decaying plant material and fungi.
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B.
genus Sophophora
Genus Sophophora is a subgroup of fruit flies best known for including the model organism Drosophila melanogaster, widely used in genetics and developmental biology research.
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C.
genus Liodrosophila
Genus Liodrosophila is a group of small flies within the vinegar fly family, Drosophilidae, related to but distinct from the common fruit fly genus Drosophila.
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D.
genus Stegana
Genus Stegana is a group of small vinegar flies within the family Drosophilidae, known for inhabiting moist, often forested environments and sometimes breeding in sap fluxes or decaying plant material.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.