Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). Diptera: Tephritidae. Hosts: polyphagous. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Albania, Austria, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Corsica, Mainland France, Greece, Crete, Mainland Greece, Italy, Mainland Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Azores, Madeira, Mainland Portugal, Romania, Russia, Southern Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Mainland Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine), Asia (Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen), Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo, Congo Democratic Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Saint Helena, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe), North America (Mexico, USA, California, Florida, Hawaii), Central America & Caribbean (Bermuda, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico), South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Alagoas, Amapa, Bahia, Ceara, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Tocantins, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela), Oceania (Australia, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia).