Melissodes
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Melissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae, known for the males’ characteristically long antennae and their role as important pollinators.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melissodes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16855491 — 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: Melissodes Context triple: [Triepeolus, parasitizesGenus, Melissodes]
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A.
Mischocyttarus
Mischocyttarus is a large genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Neotropical region, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and relatively simple colony organization.
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B.
Meloidodera
Meloidodera is a genus of plant-parasitic nematodes classified within the family Heteroderidae.
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C.
Menidiinae
Menidiinae is a subfamily of small, silvery New World silverside fishes known from coastal and freshwater habitats in the Americas.
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D.
Poecilodryas
Poecilodryas is a genus of Australasian robins, small insectivorous passerine birds native to forests and woodlands in New Guinea and nearby regions.
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E.
Entomodestes
Entomodestes is a small genus of Neotropical thrush-like birds in the family Turdidae, known for inhabiting humid montane forests in South America.
- 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: Melissodes Target entity description: Melissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae, known for the males’ characteristically long antennae and their role as important pollinators.
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A.
Mischocyttarus
Mischocyttarus is a large genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Neotropical region, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and relatively simple colony organization.
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B.
Meloidodera
Meloidodera is a genus of plant-parasitic nematodes classified within the family Heteroderidae.
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C.
Menidiinae
Menidiinae is a subfamily of small, silvery New World silverside fishes known from coastal and freshwater habitats in the Americas.
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D.
Poecilodryas
Poecilodryas is a genus of Australasian robins, small insectivorous passerine birds native to forests and woodlands in New Guinea and nearby regions.
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E.
Entomodestes
Entomodestes is a small genus of Neotropical thrush-like birds in the family Turdidae, known for inhabiting humid montane forests in South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.