Culicinae
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Culicinae is a large and diverse subfamily of mosquitoes that includes many medically important genera responsible for transmitting human and animal diseases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Culicinae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17350712 — 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: Culicinae Context triple: [Mansonia, subfamily, Culicinae]
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A.
Stenogastrinae
Stenogastrinae is a subfamily of social wasps known as hover wasps, characterized by their hovering flight and primitively eusocial behavior, primarily found in tropical Asia.
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B.
Atelinae
Atelinae is a subfamily of New World monkeys that includes the large, highly arboreal howler, spider, and woolly monkeys known for their prehensile tails and complex social behavior.
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C.
Microgastrinae
Microgastrinae is a large subfamily of tiny parasitoid wasps known for attacking caterpillars and playing an important role in biological control of lepidopteran pests.
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D.
Ortalisinae
Ortalisinae is a subfamily of New World game birds within the family Cracidae, which includes chachalacas and their close relatives.
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E.
Cebidae
Cebidae is a family of New World monkeys that includes capuchins and squirrel monkeys, known for their intelligence and arboreal lifestyles in Central and South American forests.
- 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: Culicinae Target entity description: Culicinae is a large and diverse subfamily of mosquitoes that includes many medically important genera responsible for transmitting human and animal diseases.
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A.
Stenogastrinae
Stenogastrinae is a subfamily of social wasps known as hover wasps, characterized by their hovering flight and primitively eusocial behavior, primarily found in tropical Asia.
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B.
Atelinae
Atelinae is a subfamily of New World monkeys that includes the large, highly arboreal howler, spider, and woolly monkeys known for their prehensile tails and complex social behavior.
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C.
Microgastrinae
Microgastrinae is a large subfamily of tiny parasitoid wasps known for attacking caterpillars and playing an important role in biological control of lepidopteran pests.
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D.
Ortalisinae
Ortalisinae is a subfamily of New World game birds within the family Cracidae, which includes chachalacas and their close relatives.
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E.
Cebidae
Cebidae is a family of New World monkeys that includes capuchins and squirrel monkeys, known for their intelligence and arboreal lifestyles in Central and South American forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mansonia mosquitoes