Colletes
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Colletes is a genus of solitary bees, commonly known as plasterer or cellophane bees, noted for lining their nest cells with a distinctive waterproof secretion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colletes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16855438 — 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: Colletes Context triple: [Epeolus, parasitizes, Colletes]
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A.
Colletidae
Colletidae is a family of solitary, often ground-nesting bees known for lining their brood cells with a distinctive cellophane-like secretion.
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B.
Polistes
Polistes is a widespread genus of social paper wasps known for building open, umbrella-shaped nests and playing important ecological roles as predators of pest insects.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Megachilidae
Megachilidae is a family of solitary bees, including leafcutter and mason bees, known for their distinctive pollen-carrying structures on the underside of the abdomen and their use of plant material or mud to construct nests.
- 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: Colletes Target entity description: Colletes is a genus of solitary bees, commonly known as plasterer or cellophane bees, noted for lining their nest cells with a distinctive waterproof secretion.
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A.
Colletidae
Colletidae is a family of solitary, often ground-nesting bees known for lining their brood cells with a distinctive cellophane-like secretion.
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B.
Polistes
Polistes is a widespread genus of social paper wasps known for building open, umbrella-shaped nests and playing important ecological roles as predators of pest insects.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Megachilidae
Megachilidae is a family of solitary bees, including leafcutter and mason bees, known for their distinctive pollen-carrying structures on the underside of the abdomen and their use of plant material or mud to construct nests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.