Apinae
E86514
Apinae is a large subfamily of bees that includes honey bees, bumblebees, and many other important pollinating species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apinae canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T713198 — 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: Apinae Context triple: [Apidae, hasSubfamily, Apinae]
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A.
Zethinae
Zethinae is a subfamily of social wasps within the family Vespidae, comprising species known for their nest-building behavior and complex social organization.
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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.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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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.
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.
- 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: Apinae Target entity description: Apinae is a large subfamily of bees that includes honey bees, bumblebees, and many other important pollinating species.
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A.
Zethinae
Zethinae is a subfamily of social wasps within the family Vespidae, comprising species known for their nest-building behavior and complex social organization.
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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.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
subfamily
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| containsSpeciesWithBehavior |
annual bumblebee colonies
ⓘ
eusocial colony organization ⓘ foraging on flowers for nectar and pollen ⓘ perennial honey bee colonies ⓘ |
| containsSpeciesWithTrait |
branched body hairs
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pollen baskets (corbiculae) in many genera ⓘ stinger in females ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
key components of terrestrial ecosystems
ⓘ
pollinators ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
pollination of agricultural crops
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pollination services for fruit crops ⓘ pollination services for oilseed crops ⓘ pollination services for vegetable crops ⓘ production of beeswax by honey bees ⓘ production of honey by honey bees ⓘ |
| family | Apidae ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
eusocial species present
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important pollinators of crops ⓘ important pollinators of wild plants ⓘ pollen-collecting structures on hind legs in many species ⓘ pollinating insects ⓘ solitary species present ⓘ |
| includesCommonName |
bumblebees
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cuckoo bees ⓘ honey bees ⓘ orchid bees ⓘ stingless bees ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Apis
ⓘ
Bombus ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Apidae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Apidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
entomology
ⓘ
melittology ⓘ pollination biology ⓘ |
| superfamily | Apoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subfamily ⓘ |
| threats |
climate change
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habitat loss ⓘ pathogens and parasites ⓘ pesticide exposure ⓘ |
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: Apinae Description of subject: Apinae is a large subfamily of bees that includes honey bees, bumblebees, and many other important pollinating species.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.