Polistes chinensis
E386912
Polistes chinensis is a species of paper wasp native to East Asia, known for building open-comb nests and sometimes becoming an invasive species in regions where it has been introduced.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese paper wasp | 1 |
| Polistes chinensis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3680620 — 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: Polistes chinensis Context triple: [Polistinae, hasMember, Polistes chinensis]
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A.
Polistes gallicus
Polistes gallicus is a common European paper wasp species known for building open, umbrella-shaped nests and playing an important role as a predator of garden pests.
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B.
Polistes metricus
Polistes metricus is a species of paper wasp native to North America, known for its social nesting behavior and role as a predator of caterpillars.
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C.
Ropalidia
Ropalidia is a genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Old World tropics, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and complex colony organization.
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D.
Epipona
Epipona is a genus of social paper wasps within the subfamily Polistinae, known from the Neotropical region.
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E.
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.
- 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: Polistes chinensis Target entity description: Polistes chinensis is a species of paper wasp native to East Asia, known for building open-comb nests and sometimes becoming an invasive species in regions where it has been introduced.
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A.
Polistes gallicus
Polistes gallicus is a common European paper wasp species known for building open, umbrella-shaped nests and playing an important role as a predator of garden pests.
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B.
Polistes metricus
Polistes metricus is a species of paper wasp native to North America, known for its social nesting behavior and role as a predator of caterpillars.
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C.
Ropalidia
Ropalidia is a genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Old World tropics, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and complex colony organization.
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D.
Epipona
Epipona is a genus of social paper wasps within the subfamily Polistinae, known from the Neotropical region.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eusocial wasp
ⓘ
paper wasp ⓘ species ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| colonyComposition |
males
ⓘ
queen ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| colonyFounding | by overwintered queens ⓘ |
| commonName |
Polistes chinensis
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese paper wasp
|
| defenseMechanism | stinging ⓘ |
| developmentType | holometabolous ⓘ |
| diet |
insect prey
ⓘ
nectar ⓘ |
| family | Vespidae ⓘ |
| genus | Polistes ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edges
ⓘ
rural areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| impact |
can be considered a pest in urban areas
ⓘ
can negatively affect native invertebrates where invasive ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ Pacific Islands ⓘ |
| invasiveIn |
New Zealand
ⓘ
parts of Australia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeStage |
adult
ⓘ
egg ⓘ larva ⓘ pupa ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| nestMaterial | paper-like material ⓘ |
| nestSubstrate |
human structures
ⓘ
vegetation ⓘ |
| nestType | open-comb nest ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| overwinteringStage | fertilized female ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying by queen ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem |
pollinator
ⓘ
predator of other insects ⓘ |
| socialStructure | eusocial colony ⓘ |
| sting | present ⓘ |
| subfamily | Polistinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Polistes chinensis Description of subject: Polistes chinensis is a species of paper wasp native to East Asia, known for building open-comb nests and sometimes becoming an invasive species in regions where it has been introduced.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chinese paper wasp