The bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) of American Samoa Author Rabaglia, Robert J. USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Washington DC, 20250, U. S. A. Author Beaver, Roger A. 161 / 2 Mu 5, Soi Wat Pranon, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand. Author Johnson, Andrew J. School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA. andrewjavanjohnson @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3139 - 2257 Author Schmaedick, Mark A. American Samoa Community College, Pago Pago, 96799, American Samoa, Author Smith, Sarah M. Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, U. S. A. text Zootaxa 2020 2020-07-01 4808 1 171 195 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4808.1.11 1175-5326 3927891 9BE4A28B-EC09-4526-99E6-8F1F716A6F24 Ficicis porcatus (Chapuis) Hylesinus porcatus Chapuis, 1869: 31 . Ficicis porcatus (Chapuis) : Beaver 1991: 91 . Hylesinus subcostatus Eggers, 1923: 137 . Synonymy: Nunberg 1956: 210 . Schedl (1951a) reported this species as Hylesinus subcostatus Eggers from Tutuila (Amouli and Fagatogo). The species occurs in the Oriental region, but has a more easterly distribution than F. despectus ( Beaver & Liu 2010 ) , and is widely distributed in the Pacific islands. Remarks: Wood & Bright (1992) synonymized this species with Ficicis despectus without giving reasons, and without indicating that it was a new synonym; Beaver & Liu (2010) consider it a distinct species with H. subcostatus a synonym. Current survey records: American Samoa : Tutuila Isl.: Malaeimi; Ta‘ū Isl.: Faleasao.