Historical Gazetteer for the Noctuid Collection

of The British Museum

Hampson 
Location
Modern Location Modern 
Country
Region 
for Index
Abyssinia. Ethiopia Ethiopia Africa
Aden.   Yemen Middle East
Alabama.   USA North America
Alaska.   USA North America
Alberta.   Canada North America
Aldabra.   Aldabra Indian Ocean
Algeria.   Algeria Africa
Amboina.   Moluccas Indonesia
Amur.   China Asia
Amurland. Amur Oblast Russian  
Federation
Europe/Asia
Andamans.   India Asia
Angola.   Angola Africa
Arabia.   Arabia SW Asia
Arctic  
America.
Arctic  
Archipelago
Arctic  
Archipelago
North America
Argentina.   Argentina South America
Arizona.   USA North America
Armenia.   Armenia E Europe
Asia Minor. Turkey Turkey Asia
Assam.   India Asia
Bahamas.   Bahamas West Indies
Bali.   Bali Indonesia
Basutoland. Lesotho Lesotho Africa
Bechuanaland. Botswana Botswana Africa
Beloochistan. Baluchistan Pakistan Middle East
Bengal. West Bengal India Asia
Bhutan   Bhutan S Asia
Bombay.   India Asia
Borneo   Borneo Malay Archipelago
Br. C. Africa. Malawi Malawi Africa
Br. E. Africa. Uganda,  
Tanzania,  
Kenya
Uganda,  
Tanzania,  
Kenya
Africa
Br. Guiana. Guyana Guyana South America
Br. N. Guinea. Papua  
New  
Guinea
Papua  
New  
Guinea
Indonesia
Brazil   Brazil South America
Britain. Great  
Britain
Great  
Britain
Europe
Burma.   Burma SE Asia
C. China.   China Asia
C. Colony. Cape Province South  
Africa
Africa
California   USA North America
Cameroons. Cameroon Cameroon Africa
Canada.   Canada North America
Canara. Dashkin  
Kannada
India India
Canaries. Canary  
Islands
Canary  
Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Colony. Cape Province South Africa Africa
Celebes. Sulawesi Sulawesi Indonesia
Centr. China.   China Asia
Ceylon. Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Indian Ocean
Chili. Chile Chile South America
China.   China Asia
Christmas I.   Christmas  
Island
Indonesia
Chusan Is. Zhoushan Dao China Asia
Cochin China.   Vietnam IndoChina
Colombia.   Colombia South America
Colorado.   USA North America
Comoro Is.   Comoro  
Island
Indian Ocean
Congo.   Congo Africa
Connecticut.   USA North America
Corea. N & S Korea North and  
South Korea
Asia
Costa Rica.   Costa Rica Central America
Cuba.   Cuba West Indies
Cyprus.   Cyprus Mediterranean Sea
Dakota. N & S Dakota USA North America
Damaraland.   Namibia Africa
Delaware.   USA North America
Distr. of  
Columbia.
  USA North America
Dominica.   Dominica Lesser Antilles
Dutch N.  
Guinea.
  New Guinea Indonesia
E. Africa. Kenya Kenya Africa
E. Siberia. Russian  
Federation
Russian  
Federation
Europe/Asia
E. States.   USA North America
E. Turkestan. Xinjiang  
Uygur
China Asia
Ecuador.   Ecuador South America
Egypt.   Egypt Africa
Fiji.   Fiji Pacific Ocean
Flores.   Flores Indonesia
Florida.   USA North America
Formosa. Taiwan Taiwan Pacific Ocean
Fr. Guiana.   French  
Guiana
South America
France.   France Europe
Friendly Is. Tonga Tonga Pacific Ocean
Gaboon. Gabon  Gabon Africa
Gambia.   Gambia Africa
Ganjam.   Ganjam India
Gazaland. Gaza Mozambique Africa
Georgia.   Georgia E Europe
Germ.  
E. Africa.
Tanzania Tanzania Africa
Germ.  
S.W. Africa
Namibia Namibia Africa
Gilolo. Halmahera Halmahera Indonesia
Gold Coast. Ghana Ghana Africa
Guatemala.   Guatemala Central America
Hainan.   Hainan S China Sea
Haiti.   Haiti West Indies
Hawaii.   USA Pacific Ocean
Honduras.   Hondura Central America
Hongkong.   HongKong SE Asia
Hudson's Bay.   Canada North America
Iceland.   Iceland N Atlantic Ocean
Idaho.   USA North America
Illinois.   USA North America
India.   India Asia
Indiana.   USA North America
Iowa.   USA North America
Italy.   Italy Europe
Jamaica.   Jamaica West Indies
Japan.   Japan E Asia
Java.   Java Indonesia
Johore.   Malaysia Malay Archipelago
Kansas.   USA North America
Kashmir. Jammu &  
Kashmir
Jammu &  
Kashmir
Asia
Ke' Islands. Kai or  
Kei Islands
Kai Islands Indonesia
Kentucky.   USA North America
Kumaon. Kumaun Uttar Prad India
Kurdistan. Kordestan Iran Middle East
Labrador.   Newfoundland Canada
Labuan.   Labuan Indonesia
Lapland. Lappland Lappland Scandinavia & Russian Federation
Louisiana.   USA North America
Lr. Guinea. Guinea Guinea Africa
Madagascar.   Madagascar Africa
Madeira.   Madeira Atlantic Ocean
Madras. Tamil Nadu India Asia
Maine.   USA North America
Manipur.   India Asia
Manitoba.   Canada North America
Maryland.   USA North America
Mashonaland   Zimbabwe Africa
Massachusetts.   USA North America
Mauritius.   Mauritius Indian Ocean
Mesopotamia.   Syria/Iraq Middle East
Mexico.   Mexico Central America
Michigan.   USA North America
Minnesota.   USA North America
Missouri.   USA North America
Mongolia.   Mongolia Asia
Montana.   USA North America
Morocco.   Morocco Africa
Morty.   Russian Federation  Europe/Asia
Mozambique.   Mozambique Africa
N'Gamiland.   Botswana Africa
N. Australia.   Australia Australia
N. Carolina.   USA North America
N. China.   China Asia
N. Guinea.   New Guinea Indonesia
N. Nigeria.   Nigeria Africa
N. Rhodesia Zambia Zambia Africa
N. S. Wales.   Australia Australia
Namaqualand.   Namibia Africa
Natal.   Natal Africa
Navigators Is. Samoa Samoa Pacific Ocean
Nebraska.   USA North America
Nevada.   USA North America
Nevis.   Nevis Lesser Antilles
New Britain.   New Britain Pacific Ocean
New Guinea.   New Guinea Indonesia
New Hampshire   USA North America
New Jersey.   USA North America
New Mexico.   USA North America
New York   USA North America
New Zealand.   New Zealand Pacific Ocean
Newfoundland.   Canada North America
Nigeria.   Nigeria Africa
Nilgiris.   Tamil Nadu India
Norway.   Norway N Europe
Nova Scotia.   Canada North America
Novaya Zembla. Novaya  
Zemlya
Russian Federation  Europe/Asia
Nubia. Egypt & 
Sudan
Egypt and  
Sudan
Africa
Ohio.   USA  North America
Ontario.   Canada North America
Orange R. Colony. Orange  
Free  
State
South Africa Africa
Oregon.   USA North America
Palestine   Israel/Jordan Middle East
Panama.   Panama Central America
Paraguay.   Paraguay South America
Patagonia.   Argentina South America
Penang. Pinang Pinang Malay Peninsula
Pennsylvania.   USA North America
Perak.   Malaysia Malay Archipelago
Perim I.   Perim Island Red Sea
Persia. Iran Iran Middle East
Peru.   Peru South America
Philippines.   Philippines Malay Archipelago
Port. W. Africa. Angola Angola Africa
Portugal.   Portugal Europe
Pulo Laut. Laut Laut Indonesia
Punjab   India Asia
Pyrenees.   France/  
Spain
Europe
Queensland.   Australia Australia
Rajputana. Rajasthan India Asia
Re'union.   Re'union  
Island
Indian Ocean
Rhode I.   USA North America
Rhodesia. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Africa
Rocky Mts.   USA W North America
Rodriguez.   Rodriguez  
Island
Indian Ocean
Russia. Russian  
Federation
Russian  
Federation 
Europe/Asia
S. Australia.   Australia Australia
S. Brazil.   Brazil South America
S. India.   India Asia
S. Nigeria.   Nigeria Africa
S. Russia. Russian  
Federation
Russian  
Federation 
Europe/Asia
S. Texas.   Texas USA
Samoa.   Samoa Pacific Ocean
Sangir.   Sangir Indonesia
Scind. Sindh Pakistan Middle East
Selangor.   Malaysia Malay  
Archipelago
Seychelles.   Seychelles Indian Ocean
Siam. Thailand Thailand Indonesia
Siberia.   Russian  
Federation 
Europe/Asia
Sicily.   Italy Europe
Sierra Leone.   Sierra Leone Africa
Sikhim Tibet. Xizang  
Zizhiqu
China Asia
Sikhim. Sikkim India Asia
Sind. Sindh Pakistan Middle East
Singapore.   Singapore Malay Peninsula
Socotra.   Yemen Indian Ocean
Sokotra.   Yemen Indian Ocean
Solomons.   Solomons Pacific Ocean
Somaliland. Somalia Somalia Africa
Spain.   Spain Europe
St. Helena.   St. Helena S Atlantic Ocean
St. Lucia.   St. Lucia Lesser Antilles
St. Vincent.   St. Vincent Lesser Antilles
Straits Settlements. Singapore,  
Pinang,  
Malacca,  
Labuan
Singapore,  
Pinang,  
Malacca,  
Labuan
Malay  
Archipelago
Sudan.   Sudan Africa
Sumatra.   Sumatra Indonesia
Sumba.   Sumba Indonesia
Sumbawa.   Sumbawa Indonesia
Sweden.   Sweden N Europe
Switzerland.   Switzerland Europe
Syria.   Syria SW Asia
Tasmania.   Australia Australia
Tennessee.   USA North America
Texas.   USA North America
Tibet Xizang  
Zizhiqu
China Asia
Tierra del Fuego.   Argentina South America
Tirol.   Austria Europe
Transcaspia. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan C Asia
Transvaal.   South Africa Africa
Travancore. Kerala India Asia
Trinidad.   Trinidad Venezuela Coast
Tristan d'Acunha. Tristan da  
Cunha
Tristan da  
Cunha
Atlantic Ocean
Trobriand Is.   Trobriand  
Island
Pacific Ocean
Tunis.   Tunisia Africa
Turkestan.   Kazakhstan C Asia
U.S.A.   USA North America
Uganda.   Uganda Africa
Union Is.   Union Island Lesser Antilles
Urals.   Russian  
Federation 
Europe/Asia
Uruguay.   Uruguay South America
Utah.   USA North America
Vancouver I.   Canada North America
Vancouver.   Canada North America
Venezuela.   Venezuela South America
Victoria.   Australia Victoria
Virginia.   USA North America
W. Africa.   W. Africa Africa
W. Australia.   Australia Australia
W. China.   China Asia
W. Indies.   West Indies Archipelago off  
Central America
W. Siberia.   Russian  
Federation 
Europe/Asia
W. Turkestan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Central Asia
Washington.   USA North America
Wisconsin.   USA North America
Woodlark I.   Woodlark 
Island
Indonesia
Wyoming.   USA North America
Zululand.   Zululand Africa



Last Update: 10/03/98

Joe Kunkel