Sphecodes
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Sphecodes is a genus of cleptoparasitic “cuckoo bees” known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bee species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sphecodes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4052403 — 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: Sphecodes Context triple: [Nomadinae, contains, Sphecodes]
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A.
Clytoneus
Clytoneus is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known as one of the sons of King Alcinous of the Phaeacians in Homer’s Odyssey.
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B.
Xerinae
Xerinae is a subfamily of rodents in the squirrel family (Sciuridae) that includes ground squirrels, chipmunks, and related species.
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C.
Phylacus
Phylacus is a figure from Greek mythology known as a leader of the Magnetes, a Thessalian people mentioned in epic tradition.
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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.
Pleistrus
Pleistrus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Helen of Troy.
- 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: Sphecodes Target entity description: Sphecodes is a genus of cleptoparasitic “cuckoo bees” known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bee species.
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A.
Clytoneus
Clytoneus is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known as one of the sons of King Alcinous of the Phaeacians in Homer’s Odyssey.
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B.
Xerinae
Xerinae is a subfamily of rodents in the squirrel family (Sciuridae) that includes ground squirrels, chipmunks, and related species.
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C.
Phylacus
Phylacus is a figure from Greek mythology known as a leader of the Magnetes, a Thessalian people mentioned in epic tradition.
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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.
Pleistrus
Pleistrus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Helen of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
insect genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| behavior | cleptoparasitic ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Anthophila ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily |
Halictinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Halictidae
|
| belongsToSuperfamily | Apoidea ⓘ |
| bodyColoration | often red and black ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName | cuckoo bees ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide in temperate regions ⓘ |
| doesNotBuild | own nests ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | parasite of other bees ⓘ |
| family | Halictidae ⓘ |
| hostInteraction | kills or outcompetes host larvae ⓘ |
| hostTaxa | other bees in family Halictidae ⓘ |
| is |
genus of bees
ⓘ
genus of cleptoparasitic cuckoo bees ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| laysEggsIn | nests of other bee species ⓘ |
| lifeCycleTrait | larvae develop on provisions of host bees ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| parasitismType |
brood parasite
ⓘ
cleptoparasite ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Halictidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| pollinationRole | limited compared to non-parasitic bees ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | parasitic laying of eggs in host nests ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| stingCapability | can sting ⓘ |
| 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: Sphecodes Description of subject: Sphecodes is a genus of cleptoparasitic “cuckoo bees” known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bee species.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.