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 * Hypothenemus brunneus (Hopkins) Stephanoderes brunneus Hopkins, 1915: 31 . Hypothenemus brunneus (Hopkins) : Bright 1972: 54 . Bright (2019) considers this as a synonym of H. javanus Eggers , though morphological variation between these species, especially in the cuticular texture of the frons, warrants recognition of separate species. There are no previous records of H. brunneus from the Pacific islands, but it occurs worldwide in the tropics and sub-tropics. Current survey records: American Samoa : Tutuila Isl. : Tafuna , -14.3244 -170.7194 , 28 ii–7 iii. 2017 , M. Meredith , coll., Querciverol baited multifunnel trap in lumberyard ( UFFE :33289; 1, UFFE ) .