Apis cerana
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Apis cerana is the Asian honey bee, a species native to southern and eastern Asia known for its role in pollination and traditional honey production.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apis cerana canonical | 3 |
| Koschevnikov’s honey bee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4052344 — 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: Apis cerana Context triple: [Apis, includesSpecies, Apis cerana]
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A.
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera is the western honey bee, a highly social insect species known for its complex communication, pollination of crops and wild plants, and production of honey and beeswax.
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B.
Polistes chinensis
Polistes chinensis is a species of paper wasp native to East Asia, known for building open-comb nests and sometimes becoming an invasive species in regions where it has been introduced.
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C.
Polistes exclamans
Polistes exclamans is a species of social paper wasp native to North America, known for its open-comb nests and complex colony behavior.
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D.
Barberini bees
The Barberini bees are a heraldic emblem of the powerful Italian Barberini family, prominently associated with Pope Urban VIII and widely used in Baroque art and architecture in Rome.
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E.
Polistes dominulus
Polistes dominulus is a widespread European paper wasp species known for its distinctive yellow-and-black coloration and for building open, umbrella-shaped nests in human-inhabited areas.
- 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: Apis cerana Target entity description: Apis cerana is the Asian honey bee, a species native to southern and eastern Asia known for its role in pollination and traditional honey production.
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A.
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera is the western honey bee, a highly social insect species known for its complex communication, pollination of crops and wild plants, and production of honey and beeswax.
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B.
Polistes chinensis
Polistes chinensis is a species of paper wasp native to East Asia, known for building open-comb nests and sometimes becoming an invasive species in regions where it has been introduced.
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C.
Polistes exclamans
Polistes exclamans is a species of social paper wasp native to North America, known for its open-comb nests and complex colony behavior.
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D.
Barberini bees
The Barberini bees are a heraldic emblem of the powerful Italian Barberini family, prominently associated with Pope Urban VIII and widely used in Baroque art and architecture in Rome.
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E.
Polistes dominulus
Polistes dominulus is a widespread European paper wasp species known for its distinctive yellow-and-black coloration and for building open, umbrella-shaped nests in human-inhabited areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honey bee
ⓘ
insect ⓘ species of bee ⓘ |
| adaptedTo |
subtropical climates
ⓘ
temperate climates ⓘ tropical climates ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName |
Asian honey bee
ⓘ
Eastern honey bee ⓘ |
| communication | waggle dance ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Apis mellifera ⓘ |
| defenseBehavior | effective against hornets ⓘ |
| describedBy | Fabricius ⓘ |
| diet |
nectar
ⓘ
pollen ⓘ |
| differenceFromApisMellifera |
better adaptation to local parasites
ⓘ
smaller body size ⓘ |
| family | Apidae ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | generalist forager ⓘ |
| genus | Apis ⓘ |
| geographicRange |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Cambodia ⓘ China ⓘ India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| hasCast |
drone
ⓘ
queen ⓘ worker ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFor | thermoballing defense against hornets ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
East Asia
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ eastern Asia ⓘ southern Asia ⓘ |
| nestSite |
man-made hives
ⓘ
tree cavities ⓘ |
| nestType | cavity-nesting ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| pollinationRole |
crop pollinator
ⓘ
wild plant pollinator ⓘ |
| produces |
beeswax
ⓘ
honey ⓘ |
| reproduction | swarming ⓘ |
| socialStructure | eusocial ⓘ |
| subfamily | Apinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
competition with Apis mellifera
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ pesticide exposure ⓘ |
| tribe | Apini ⓘ |
| usedFor |
managed pollination
ⓘ
traditional honey production ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional beekeeping in Asia ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1793 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apis cerana Description of subject: Apis cerana is the Asian honey bee, a species native to southern and eastern Asia known for its role in pollination and traditional honey production.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Koschevnikov’s honey bee