Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae (Manns) Willems, Goor, Thielmans, Kersters & De Ley. Hosts: Maize ( Zea mays ), sugarcane ( Saccharum ), teosinte ( Euchlaena mexicana ) and other Poaceae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa, Comoro Islands, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire, Zimbabwe, Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Guangdong, Zhejiang, India, Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Punjab, Indonesia, Java, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Okinwawa, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Australasia, Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, Europe, Portugal, North America, Mexico, USA, Central America & West Indies, Barbados, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, St Kitts, St Lucia, Trinidad, South America, Argentina, Brazil, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela.