Polyphaga
E551082
Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles, encompassing a vast array of species with varied lifestyles and habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polyphaga canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5857738 — 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: Polyphaga Context triple: [Hylurgopinus rufipes, suborder, Polyphaga]
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A.
Curculionoidea
Curculionoidea is a large superfamily of beetles commonly known as weevils and snout beetles, characterized by their elongated snouts and plant-feeding habits.
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B.
Symphyta
Symphyta is a suborder of sawflies and related insects characterized by their broad waist and plant-feeding larvae that often resemble caterpillars.
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C.
Curculionidae
Curculionidae is a large family of beetles commonly known as weevils or snout beetles, characterized by their elongated snouts and significant impact on plants and agriculture worldwide.
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D.
Paroidea
Paroidea is a superfamily of small passerine birds that includes tits, chickadees, and their close relatives.
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E.
Curculioninae
Curculioninae is a large and diverse subfamily of true weevils (snout beetles) known for their elongated snouts and plant-feeding habits.
- 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: Polyphaga Target entity description: Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles, encompassing a vast array of species with varied lifestyles and habitats.
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A.
Curculionoidea
Curculionoidea is a large superfamily of beetles commonly known as weevils and snout beetles, characterized by their elongated snouts and plant-feeding habits.
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B.
Symphyta
Symphyta is a suborder of sawflies and related insects characterized by their broad waist and plant-feeding larvae that often resemble caterpillars.
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C.
Curculionidae
Curculionidae is a large family of beetles commonly known as weevils or snout beetles, characterized by their elongated snouts and significant impact on plants and agriculture worldwide.
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D.
Paroidea
Paroidea is a superfamily of small passerine birds that includes tits, chickadees, and their close relatives.
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E.
Curculioninae
Curculioninae is a large and diverse subfamily of true weevils (snout beetles) known for their elongated snouts and plant-feeding habits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
suborder of beetles
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suborder of insects ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Coleoptera ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| containsGroup |
bark beetles
ⓘ
bess beetles ⓘ blister beetles ⓘ click beetles ⓘ darkling beetles ⓘ fireflies ⓘ fungus beetles ⓘ jewel beetles ⓘ lady beetles ⓘ leaf beetles ⓘ longhorn beetles ⓘ net-winged beetles ⓘ rove beetles ⓘ scarab beetles ⓘ soldier beetles ⓘ weevils ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high species richness
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most diverse suborder of beetles ⓘ varied habitats ⓘ varied lifestyles ⓘ |
| hasDistribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
decomposers
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fungivores ⓘ herbivores ⓘ parasites ⓘ pollinators ⓘ predators ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImpact |
includes important biological control agents
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includes major agricultural pests ⓘ includes species of forestry importance ⓘ |
| hasFeedingHabitDiversity |
mycophagous
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parasitic ⓘ phytophagous ⓘ predatory ⓘ saprophagous ⓘ xylophagous ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
agricultural landscapes
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deserts ⓘ forest habitats ⓘ freshwater habitats ⓘ grasslands ⓘ terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDescribedSpecies |
more than 85 percent of all beetle species
ⓘ
over 300000 ⓘ |
| hasSuborderSizeRelativeToOtherBeetleSuborders | largest ⓘ |
| hasSubtaxon |
Bostrichiformia
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Cucujiformia ⓘ Elateriformia ⓘ
linked to:
Curculionoidea
Scarabaeiformia ⓘ Staphyliniformia ⓘ |
| hasSuperfamiliesCount | more than 150 ⓘ |
| isLargestSuborderOf | Coleoptera ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Coleoptera ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvaeOftenDevelopIn |
decaying organic matter
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leaf litter ⓘ soil ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| lifeStage | holometabolous insect ⓘ |
| occursIn | all continents except Antarctica ⓘ |
| order | Coleoptera ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| subphylum | Hexapoda ⓘ |
| taxonRank | suborder ⓘ |
| undergoes | complete metamorphosis ⓘ |
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: Polyphaga Description of subject: Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles, encompassing a vast array of species with varied lifestyles and habitats.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.