Colletinae
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Colletinae is a subfamily of plasterer or cellophane bees known for lining their brood cells with a distinctive cellophane-like secretion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colletinae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17448808 — 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: Colletinae Context triple: [Colletidae, includesSubfamily, Colletinae]
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A.
Dorylinae
Dorylinae is a subfamily of ants commonly known as army ants, characterized by their nomadic behavior and highly coordinated group foraging.
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B.
Leithiinae
Leithiinae is a subfamily of dormice comprising several small, nocturnal rodent species found across parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
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C.
Eumeninae
Eumeninae is a large subfamily of solitary wasps, commonly known as potter or mason wasps, recognized for their mud-built nests and role as predators of caterpillars.
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D.
Colletes
Colletes is a genus of solitary bees, commonly known as plasterer or cellophane bees, noted for lining their nest cells with a distinctive waterproof secretion.
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E.
Cerylinae
Cerylinae is a subfamily of kingfishers known for their fish-eating habits and often crested appearance, including species such as the belted kingfisher.
- 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: Colletinae Target entity description: Colletinae is a subfamily of plasterer or cellophane bees known for lining their brood cells with a distinctive cellophane-like secretion.
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A.
Dorylinae
Dorylinae is a subfamily of ants commonly known as army ants, characterized by their nomadic behavior and highly coordinated group foraging.
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B.
Leithiinae
Leithiinae is a subfamily of dormice comprising several small, nocturnal rodent species found across parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
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C.
Eumeninae
Eumeninae is a large subfamily of solitary wasps, commonly known as potter or mason wasps, recognized for their mud-built nests and role as predators of caterpillars.
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D.
Colletes
Colletes is a genus of solitary bees, commonly known as plasterer or cellophane bees, noted for lining their nest cells with a distinctive waterproof secretion.
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E.
Cerylinae
Cerylinae is a subfamily of kingfishers known for their fish-eating habits and often crested appearance, including species such as the belted kingfisher.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.