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 120 to 130 are peculiar to it. 



4. Temperate North America. This region contains 114 



species, of which 37 are peculiar to it. 



SOUTH 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 atad 34 to New Zealand. 



7. South Temperate America. This region contains 118 



species, of which 32 are peculiar. 



TORRID 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 



