GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 381 
Africa contiguous to the Mediterranean, the Cana- 
ries, Madeira, and the Azores. It contains 81 
species, of which 6 are peculiar to Europe, 12 to the 
above-named islands, and 2 only are recorded as 
peculiar to North Africa. | 
3. Temperate Asia, including Japan and Chinese Islands. 
431 species have been recorded as belonging to this 
region, of which about 190 to 130 are peculiar to it. 
A. Temperate North America. This region contains 114 
species, of which 37 are peculiar to it, - 
SourH TEMPERATE ZONE. 
This zone comprehends Temperate South Africa, 
Temperate South America, Australia beyond the 
tropics, and New Zealand, &c. 
5. Temperate South Africa. 152 species are recorded as 
belonging to this region, of which 27 are peculiar to 
it, 4 of which extend to the small island of Tristan 
d'Acunha. 
6. Temperate Australia and New Zealand. This region 
~ contains 212 species, of which about 25 are peculiar { 
to Australia and 34 to New Zealand. 
7. South Temperate America. This region contains 118 
species, of which 32 are peculiar. 
Torri ZONE. 
8. Tropical Africa, including the Mascerene Islands, St. 
Helena, and Ascension. This region contains 346 
species, of which 127 are peculiar, 54 of which 
belong to the Mascarene Isles, 13 out of 25 to St. 
. . Helena, and 2 out of 6 to Ascension. 
9. Tropical Asia, including the Polynesian Islands. 863 
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