Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Aphis gossypii Glover ( Doralis frangulae [Aphis frangulae] Kalt., Cerosipha gossypii [Aphis gossypii] (Glov.)) (Hemipt. Aphididae) (Cotton Aphis, Melon Aphis). Host Plants: polyphagous, especially cotton and Cucurbits. Vector of crinkle, mosaic, rosette and other virus diseases. Information is given on the geographical distribution in EUROPE (excl. USSR), Austria, Azores, Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, ASIA (excl. USSR), Afghanistan, Bonin Islands, Burma, Ceylon, China, Cyprus, Gaza, Strip, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippine Islands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Arabian Protectorates, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen Arab Republic, USSR, AFRICA, Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Dahomey, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Rhodesia, St. Helena, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Upper Volta, Zambia, AUSTRALASIA and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Caroline Islands, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Hawaii, Johnston Island, Kermadec Island, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Papua & New Guinea, Phoenix Islands, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, Society Islands, Tokelau Islands, Tonga, Wallis Island, Irian Jaya, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Mexico, U.S.A., CENTRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES, Costa Rica, Salvador, Vicente, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Panama, West Indies, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela.