Contributions to Our Knowledge of the Mylabridae, Seu Bruchidae (Coleoptera) With Especial Reference to the Fauna of Northeastern America

The family name. I concur with the wish expressed by Bridwell, 1946, that the International Commission may, by suspension of the rules, validate the use of Bruchus and Bru. chidae. I am not however aware that they have been requested to do this, and even if they have been I have quite recently urged Mr. Bridwell to submit the case to them we can not anticipate a decision prior to its being reached.