Triple

T16284955
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Simulium E395365 entity
Predicate family P566 FINISHED
Object Simuliidae
Simuliidae is a family of small, blood-feeding flies commonly known as black flies, many species of which are significant pests and vectors of disease in humans and animals.
E1204492 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Simuliidae | Statement: [Simulium, family, Simuliidae]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simuliidae
Context triple: [Simulium, family, Simuliidae]
  • A. Simulium
    Simulium is a genus of black flies known primarily for transmitting the parasitic worms that cause river blindness (onchocerciasis) in humans.
  • B. Mansonia mosquitoes
    Mansonia mosquitoes are a genus of blood-feeding mosquitoes known for transmitting certain filarial parasites that cause lymphatic filariasis in humans.
  • C. Aedes Castoris
    Aedes Castoris is the Latin name for the ancient Roman Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum, dedicated to the mythological twin brothers.
  • D. Culex mosquitoes
    Culex mosquitoes are a widespread genus of mosquitoes known for transmitting various diseases to humans, including the parasitic worm Wuchereria bancrofti that causes lymphatic filariasis.
  • E. Culicomorpha
    Culicomorpha is an infraorder of small, mostly aquatic or semi-aquatic flies that includes mosquitoes, black flies, and related blood-feeding and non-biting species.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Simuliidae
Triple: [Simulium, family, Simuliidae]
Generated description
Simuliidae is a family of small, blood-feeding flies commonly known as black flies, many species of which are significant pests and vectors of disease in humans and animals.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simuliidae
Target entity description: Simuliidae is a family of small, blood-feeding flies commonly known as black flies, many species of which are significant pests and vectors of disease in humans and animals.
  • A. Simulium
    Simulium is a genus of black flies known primarily for transmitting the parasitic worms that cause river blindness (onchocerciasis) in humans.
  • B. Mansonia mosquitoes
    Mansonia mosquitoes are a genus of blood-feeding mosquitoes known for transmitting certain filarial parasites that cause lymphatic filariasis in humans.
  • C. Aedes Castoris
    Aedes Castoris is the Latin name for the ancient Roman Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum, dedicated to the mythological twin brothers.
  • D. Culex mosquitoes
    Culex mosquitoes are a widespread genus of mosquitoes known for transmitting various diseases to humans, including the parasitic worm Wuchereria bancrofti that causes lymphatic filariasis.
  • E. Culicomorpha chosen
    Culicomorpha is an infraorder of small, mostly aquatic or semi-aquatic flies that includes mosquitoes, black flies, and related blood-feeding and non-biting species.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d87f22c7248190a54c949738441e2e completed April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e24913a55081909a9a5a7a7f4806cc completed April 17, 2026, 2:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a001f93240881909d0beaddc92f0ad5 completed May 10, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0021459c4081908e4c1d2e0bc8a5be completed May 10, 2026, 6:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0022247e908190842ca6186b4e9c4c completed May 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:05 a.m.