Epipona
E384667
Epipona is a genus of social paper wasps within the subfamily Polistinae, known from the Neotropical region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Epipona canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3680611 — 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: Epipona Context triple: [Polistinae, hasMember, Epipona]
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A.
Ropalidia
Ropalidia is a genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Old World tropics, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and complex colony organization.
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B.
Apocrita
Apocrita is a large suborder of insects within the order Hymenoptera that includes wasps, bees, and ants, characterized by a narrow waist separating the thorax and abdomen.
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C.
Metapolybia
Metapolybia is a genus of social wasps known for forming complex colonies in the Neotropical region.
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D.
Polistes metricus
Polistes metricus is a species of paper wasp native to North America, known for its social nesting behavior and role as a predator of caterpillars.
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E.
Anthophorini
Anthophorini is a tribe of long-tongued, often fast-flying solitary bees commonly known as digger or flower bees, recognized for their robust bodies and frequent association with sandy or bare soil nesting sites.
- 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: Epipona Target entity description: Epipona is a genus of social paper wasps within the subfamily Polistinae, known from the Neotropical region.
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A.
Ropalidia
Ropalidia is a genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Old World tropics, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and complex colony organization.
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B.
Apocrita
Apocrita is a large suborder of insects within the order Hymenoptera that includes wasps, bees, and ants, characterized by a narrow waist separating the thorax and abdomen.
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C.
Metapolybia
Metapolybia is a genus of social wasps known for forming complex colonies in the Neotropical region.
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D.
Polistes metricus
Polistes metricus is a species of paper wasp native to North America, known for its social nesting behavior and role as a predator of caterpillars.
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E.
Anthophorini
Anthophorini is a tribe of long-tongued, often fast-flying solitary bees commonly known as digger or flower bees, recognized for their robust bodies and frequent association with sandy or bare soil nesting sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup |
paper wasps
ⓘ
social wasps ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | segmented body with head thorax and abdomen ⓘ |
| circulatorySystem | open circulatory system ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName | social paper wasps ⓘ |
| developmentType | holometabolous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Neotropical region
ⓘ
linked to:
Neotropical realm
|
| domain | Eukaryota ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | predator of other insects ⓘ |
| family | Vespidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior |
nectar-feeding (adults)
ⓘ
predatory ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Cenozoic (extant genus) ⓘ |
| geographicLocation |
Central America
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| habitat |
forested areas
ⓘ
terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasStinger | true ⓘ |
| hasWings | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifecycle | complete metamorphosis ⓘ |
| nestType | paper nest ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Polistinae ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| pollinationRole | incidental pollinator ⓘ |
| reproduction | haplodiploid sex determination ⓘ |
| respiration | tracheal system ⓘ |
| skeletonType | exoskeleton ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
colony-forming
ⓘ
eusocial ⓘ |
| subfamily | Polistinae ⓘ |
| superfamily | Vespoidea ⓘ |
| symmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Epipona Description of subject: Epipona is a genus of social paper wasps within the subfamily Polistinae, known from the Neotropical region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.