Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Cecidophyopsis ribis (Westwood). Acarina: Eriophyidae (black currant gall mite, black currant big bud mite, currant bud mite). Attacks Ribes spp. especially black currant. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, CIS (formerly USSR), Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia, Altai area, Karelia, Kursk, Leningrad region, Moscow, Murmansk, Primorskiy Kray, Sakhalin, Siberia, Asia, China, Heilongjiang, Australasia, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, North America, Canada, British Columbia.