Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Takikawa et al. Gammaproteobacteria: Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae. Hosts: kiwifruit ( Actinidia deliciosa ) and Chinese gooseberry ( A. chinensis ). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (France, Corsica, Mainland France, Greece, Mainland Greece, Italy, Portugal, Mainland Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Mainland Spain and Switzerland), Asia (China, Anhui, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Republic of Georgia, Japan, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Korea Republic and Turkey), South America (Chile) and Oceania (Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and New Zealand).