Cerapachys
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Cerapachys is a genus of predatory, army ant–like ants known for their specialized raiding behavior and placement within the subfamily Dorylinae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cerapachys canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4138382 — 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: Cerapachys Context triple: [Dorylinae, includesGenus, Cerapachys]
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A.
Plagiolepis
Plagiolepis is a genus of small, often inconspicuous ants in the subfamily Formicinae, found primarily in warm and temperate regions.
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B.
Oreocnide
Oreocnide is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae, comprising species typically found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia.
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C.
Oxydactylus
Oxydactylus is an extinct genus of early camelid-like mammals that lived in North America during the Oligocene epoch.
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D.
Agelastes
Agelastes is a small genus of African guineafowl known for its relatively plain, dark plumage and forest-dwelling habits.
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E.
Liostenogaster
Liostenogaster is a genus of hover wasps within the subfamily Stenogastrinae, known for their social behavior and distinctive nest-building in tropical regions.
- 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: Cerapachys Target entity description: Cerapachys is a genus of predatory, army ant–like ants known for their specialized raiding behavior and placement within the subfamily Dorylinae.
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A.
Plagiolepis
Plagiolepis is a genus of small, often inconspicuous ants in the subfamily Formicinae, found primarily in warm and temperate regions.
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B.
Oreocnide
Oreocnide is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae, comprising species typically found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia.
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C.
Oxydactylus
Oxydactylus is an extinct genus of early camelid-like mammals that lived in North America during the Oligocene epoch.
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D.
Agelastes
Agelastes is a small genus of African guineafowl known for its relatively plain, dark plumage and forest-dwelling habits.
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E.
Liostenogaster
Liostenogaster is a genus of hover wasps within the subfamily Stenogastrinae, known for their social behavior and distinctive nest-building in tropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| behavior | specialized raiding behavior ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | doryline ants ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| colonyOrganization |
eusocial
ⓘ
queen–worker caste system ⓘ |
| diet | predatory ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | invertebrate predator ⓘ |
| family | Formicidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | raiding ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Afrotropical region
ⓘ
Australasian realm ⓘ
surface form:
Australasian region
Indomalayan realm ⓘ
surface form:
Indomalayan region
Old World tropics ⓘ |
| habitat |
leaf litter
ⓘ
rotting wood ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cryptic, subterranean lifestyle
ⓘ
slender body form ⓘ specialized raiding on other arthropods or ant brood ⓘ well-developed mandibles ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | cerapachine ants ⓘ |
| isMonophyleticWithin | Dorylinae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalTrait |
elongate mandibles adapted for predation
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narrow waist (petiole) with one or two nodes ⓘ reduced eyes in many species ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| previousSubfamilyPlacement | Cerapachyinae ⓘ |
| primaryPrey |
ant brood
ⓘ
other ants ⓘ small arthropods ⓘ |
| raidingPattern | organized group raids ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | myrmecologists ⓘ |
| reproductiveSystem | winged queens ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
army ant–like raiding behavior
ⓘ
specialized predation on other ants ⓘ |
| subfamily | Dorylinae ⓘ |
| taxonomicHistory | subject to revision and species transfers to other doryline genera ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeOf |
army ant–like ant
ⓘ
predatory ant ⓘ |
| workerCaste | wingless workers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cerapachys Description of subject: Cerapachys is a genus of predatory, army ant–like ants known for their specialized raiding behavior and placement within the subfamily Dorylinae.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.