The spatial distribution, density and the types of the substrates used by Xylocopa (Megaxylocopa) frontalis Olivier, X. (Schoenherria) subcyanea Pérez and X. (Neoxylocopa) cearensis Ducke, in a sea coastal sand dune, in Bahia, Brazil, were determined. Both the substrate available and those effectively used by the bees for nesting have a clumped spatial distribution. The distribution of the nesting sites could be related to the clumped spatial distribution of the available substrates. The highest occurrence of nests was found of a living individual of Agaristha revoluta (Spr.) DC, which was the substrate predominantly available. The density of available substrates and the density of nesting sites were 12.4/ha and 4.4/ha, respectively.
Xylocapa frontalis; Xylocapa subcyanea; Xylocapa cearensis; Agaristha revoluta
