Melittidae
E424856
Melittidae is a small family of solitary, often specialist bees known for their close associations with particular flowering plants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melittidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4235274 — 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: Melittidae Context triple: [Apoidea, includes, Melittidae]
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A.
Halictidae
Halictidae is a large and diverse family of bees, commonly known as sweat bees, many of which are attracted to human perspiration and exhibit a wide range of social behaviors.
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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.
Vespidae
Vespidae is a large family of wasps that includes many social and solitary species such as yellowjackets, hornets, and paper wasps, known for their often complex colony structures and sometimes painful stings.
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D.
Apidae
Apidae is a large and diverse family of bees that includes honey bees, bumblebees, stingless bees, and many other important pollinators found worldwide.
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E.
Polistes nimpha
Polistes nimpha is a species of paper wasp found across much of Europe and parts of Asia, known for its open-comb nests and social colony structure.
- 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: Melittidae Target entity description: Melittidae is a small family of solitary, often specialist bees known for their close associations with particular flowering plants.
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A.
Halictidae
Halictidae is a large and diverse family of bees, commonly known as sweat bees, many of which are attracted to human perspiration and exhibit a wide range of social behaviors.
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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.
Vespidae
Vespidae is a large family of wasps that includes many social and solitary species such as yellowjackets, hornets, and paper wasps, known for their often complex colony structures and sometimes painful stings.
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D.
Apidae
Apidae is a large and diverse family of bees that includes honey bees, bumblebees, stingless bees, and many other important pollinators found worldwide.
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E.
Polistes nimpha
Polistes nimpha is a species of paper wasp found across much of Europe and parts of Asia, known for its open-comb nests and social colony structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apoidea family
ⓘ
bee family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| associationWithPlants | close associations with particular flowering plants ⓘ |
| behavior | solitary ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName |
melittid bees
ⓘ
melittid oil bees ⓘ |
| describedAs | small family of bees ⓘ |
| diet | pollen and nectar from flowering plants ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | specialized pollen-collecting structures in many species ⓘ |
| distribution |
also Afrotropical
ⓘ
primarily Holarctic ⓘ |
| ecologicalImportance | pollinators of specialized plant lineages ⓘ |
| foragingSpecialization | often oligolectic ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Aculeata ⓘ |
| includesSubfamily |
Dasypodainae
ⓘ
Meganomiinae ⓘ Melittinae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalFoodProvisioning | mass provisioning of brood cells ⓘ |
| nestingBehavior | ground-nesting ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| pollinationRole | specialist pollinators of certain plants ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | modern bee classification systems ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Andrenidae
ⓘ
Colletidae ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | solitary nesting females ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
bee-plant specialization
ⓘ
evolution of oligolecty in bees ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | described in 19th-century taxonomy ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | non-social ⓘ |
| subclade | Anthophila ⓘ |
| superfamily | Apoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Melitta ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Melittidae Description of subject: Melittidae is a small family of solitary, often specialist bees known for their close associations with particular flowering plants.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.