Abstract:
Materials for explanation of the status of Asterodiaspis variolosum (Ratzeburg) are provided. Having compared her own material with the data obtained from literature, the authoress has arrived at the conclusion that at the present state of research Asterodiaspis variolosum Ratzeburg) should be maintained as a species distinct from Asterodiaspis quercicola (Воuché). However, only larvae of the first instar may be used for faultless and reliable identification of the species.