Cylindromyrmex
E431754
Cylindromyrmex is a genus of specialized, often elongate predatory ants known for inhabiting tropical forest habitats in the Neotropical region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cylindromyrmex canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4138379 — 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: Cylindromyrmex Context triple: [Dorylinae, includesGenus, Cylindromyrmex]
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A.
Neivamyrmex
Neivamyrmex is a large genus of New World army ants known for their nomadic lifestyle and aggressive group foraging behavior.
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B.
Technomyrmex
Technomyrmex is a genus of small, often invasive dolichoderine ants widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
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C.
Dorymyrmex
Dorymyrmex is a genus of small, fast-moving ants commonly known as cone ants or pyramid ants, recognized for the distinctive conical shape of their propodeum and their widespread presence in arid and open habitats.
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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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Cylindromyrmex Target entity description: Cylindromyrmex is a genus of specialized, often elongate predatory ants known for inhabiting tropical forest habitats in the Neotropical region.
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A.
Neivamyrmex
Neivamyrmex is a large genus of New World army ants known for their nomadic lifestyle and aggressive group foraging behavior.
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B.
Technomyrmex
Technomyrmex is a genus of small, often invasive dolichoderine ants widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
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C.
Dorymyrmex
Dorymyrmex is a genus of small, fast-moving ants commonly known as cone ants or pyramid ants, recognized for the distinctive conical shape of their propodeum and their widespread presence in arid and open habitats.
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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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| antennaSegments | 12 ⓘ |
| belongsToTribe | Cerapachyini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Neotropical region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyFormAdaptation | adapted for narrow spaces ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongate ⓘ |
| class | Insecta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonyOrganization | eusocial ⓘ |
| cuticleColor |
reddish brown
ⓘ
yellowish brown ⓘ |
| describedBy | Mayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| distribution |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalSpecialization | specialized predator ⓘ |
| family | Formicidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | predatory ⓘ |
| foragingStratum |
leaf litter
ⓘ
soil ⓘ |
| genusRank | genus ⓘ |
| habitat | tropical forest ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | cylindrical army ant relative ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage |
adult
ⓘ
egg ⓘ larva ⓘ pupa ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies | Cylindromyrmex whymperi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
cryptic
ⓘ
subterranean ⓘ |
| maleCaste | present ⓘ |
| mandibleType | elongate mandibles ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Greek for cylindrical ant ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
rotten wood
ⓘ
soil cavities ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prey |
other social insects
ⓘ
termite ⓘ |
| queenCaste | present ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cerapachys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sphinctomyrmex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | queen-based reproduction ⓘ |
| subfamily | Cerapachyinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Gustav Mayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus | valid genus ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | predator ⓘ |
| workerCaste | present ⓘ |
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: Cylindromyrmex Description of subject: Cylindromyrmex is a genus of specialized, often elongate predatory ants known for inhabiting tropical forest habitats in the Neotropical region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.