Xylocopa frontalis
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Xylocopa frontalis, also known by its common name ridge-browed carpenter, is a species of carpenter bee (genus Xylocopa).
Description
X. frontalis is part of a group of solitary bees called carpenter bees. X. frontalis is vital in the pollination of wild and cultivated large flowering plants.{{cite Q|Q119788523}} X. frontalis choose their nesting places very carefully. A study was done to see how X. frontalis chose their nesting sites. They found that the nesting substrates and nesting sites exhibited a clumped spatial distribution. X. frontalis had a preferred substrate and built their nests primarily on those substrates. This shows that they carefully pick out their nesting sites rather than nesting where available.{{Cite journal |last=Silva |first=Fabiana O. Da |last2=Viana |first2=Blandina F. |date=Oct 2002 |title=Distribuição de Ninhos de Abelhas Xylocopa (Hymenoptera: Apidae) em uma Área de Dunas Litorâneas |journal=Neotropical Entomology |language=pt |volume=31 |pages=661–664 |doi=10.1590/S1519-566X2002000400025 |issn=1519-566X|doi-access=free }}
Ecology
X. frontalis, together with Xylocopa grisescens are the main pollinators for Passiflora edulis, a tropical crop with significant economic value.{{cite Q|Q119789023}}
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