Anoplolepis

E403626

ant genus taxon

Anoplolepis is a genus of Old World ants that includes several ecologically dominant and often invasive species, such as the yellow crazy ant.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Anoplolepis gracilipes	2
Anoplolepis canonical	1
Anoplolepis custodiens	1
Anoplolepis nuptialis	1
Anoplolepis rufescens	1
Anoplolepis steingroeveri	1
Anoplolepis subcoeca	1
Anoplolepis tenella	1
Anoplolepis zulu	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3994978 — 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: Anoplolepis
Context triple: [Formicinae, containsTaxon, Anoplolepis]

A. Nothomyrmecia
Nothomyrmecia is a rare and primitively structured Australian ant genus often referred to as the “dinosaur ant” due to its ancient evolutionary lineage and basal characteristics.
B. Myrmecia
Myrmecia is a genus of large, aggressive Australian ants commonly known as bull ants or jack jumper ants, noted for their powerful stings and excellent vision.
C. Pogonomyrmex
Pogonomyrmex is a genus of New World harvester ants known for their seed-collecting behavior, painful stings, and adaptation to arid and semi-arid environments.
D. Crematogaster
Crematogaster is a large and diverse genus of arboreal ants commonly known as acrobat ants, noted for their distinctive heart-shaped gasters and widespread distribution.
E. Parapolybia
Parapolybia is a genus of social wasps known for their paper nests and occurrence primarily in Asia.
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: Anoplolepis
Target entity description: Anoplolepis is a genus of Old World ants that includes several ecologically dominant and often invasive species, such as the yellow crazy ant.

A. Nothomyrmecia
Nothomyrmecia is a rare and primitively structured Australian ant genus often referred to as the “dinosaur ant” due to its ancient evolutionary lineage and basal characteristics.
B. Myrmecia
Myrmecia is a genus of large, aggressive Australian ants commonly known as bull ants or jack jumper ants, noted for their powerful stings and excellent vision.
C. Pogonomyrmex
Pogonomyrmex is a genus of New World harvester ants known for their seed-collecting behavior, painful stings, and adaptation to arid and semi-arid environments.
D. Crematogaster
Crematogaster is a large and diverse genus of arboreal ants commonly known as acrobat ants, noted for their distinctive heart-shaped gasters and widespread distribution.
E. Parapolybia
Parapolybia is a genus of social wasps known for their paper nests and occurrence primarily in Asia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
behavioralCharacteristic	many species form large colonies ⓘ workers are fast-moving ⓘ
class	Insecta ⓘ
colonyStructure	often polygynous colonies ⓘ
commonNameOfMember	yellow crazy ant ⓘ
describedAs	genus of Old World ants ⓘ
ecologicalImpact	often invasive ⓘ
ecologicalRole	ecologically dominant ant genus ⓘ
family	Formicidae ⓘ
feedingHabit	omnivorous ⓘ tends sap-sucking insects for honeydew ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Old World ⓘ
habitat	savannas ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ woodlands ⓘ
impactOnEcosystems	can affect vertebrate populations indirectly ⓘ can displace native ant species ⓘ can disrupt invertebrate communities ⓘ
impactOnHumans	some species are agricultural pests ⓘ some species are household pests ⓘ
includesSpecies	Anoplolepis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anoplolepis custodiens Anoplolepis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anoplolepis gracilipes Anoplolepis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anoplolepis nuptialis Anoplolepis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anoplolepis rufescens Anoplolepis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anoplolepis steingroeveri Anoplolepis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anoplolepis subcoeca Anoplolepis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anoplolepis tenella Anoplolepis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anoplolepis zulu
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nestingSite	rotting wood ⓘ soil ⓘ under stones ⓘ
notableSpecies	Anoplolepis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anoplolepis gracilipes
order	Hymenoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Arthropoda ⓘ
recognitionFeature	workers often have long legs ⓘ workers often have slender bodies ⓘ
reproductiveCharacteristic	nuptial flights for mating ⓘ
subfamily	Formicinae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ