Abstract
The geographical distribution of carpenter moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) in the Old World has been studied. Cossid faunas of different zoogeographical zones of the earth are characterized. Zoogeographical borders; centers of species diversity and generic diversity; and centers of endemism in the Palaearctic part of the Holarctic Kingdom, as well as in the Afrotropical, Indo-Malayan, and Australian zoogeographical regions, are specified. The Papuan horon is proposed to be regarded as a subregion of the Indo-Malayan region of the Paleotropical Kingdom. The Australian and New Zealand horons are also suggested to be included into the Paleotropical Kingdom as the Australian region. Finally, it is proposed that the border between the Holarctic Kingdom and the Indo-Malayan region should be rectified and that the eastern Gobi horon should be considered a separate zoogeographical superprovince.
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