Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Alternaria solani Sorauer. Hosts: Potato ( Solanum tuberosum ), Tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum ), Solanaceae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Angola, Egypt, Etniopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, ASIA, Afghanistan, Andaman Islands, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), (Java), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kampuchea, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Peninsular Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, USSR (Central Asia), (Siberia), (Kazakhstan), (Turkmen), Vietnam, Yemen Arab Republic, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Australia (New South Wales), Fiji, French, Polynesia, Hawaii, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands (Cook Islands, Norfolk Islands), Papua New Guinea, EUROPE, Austria, Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USSR (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuanta, 'European'), Yugoslavia, NORTH AMERICA, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, USA, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Antilles, Antigua, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San, Salvador, Trinidad, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French, Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela.