Axel Leonard Melander* (1878-06-03 - 1962-08-14) person

Collector (in 2 collections)

• Ent (491 records) in years 1902-1958

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Collector (in 25 families)

• Insecta: Andrenidae (215 records) in years 1932-1940
• Insecta: Anthomyiidae (1 record) in year 1917
• Insecta: Apidae (28 records) in years 1932-1940
• Insecta: Bittacidae (3 records) in year 1935
• Insecta: Braconidae (6 records) in years 1908-1935
• Insecta: Colletidae (87 records) in years 1914-1958
• Insecta: Crabronidae (1 record) in year 1934
• Insecta: Dryomyzidae (1 record) in year 1916
• Insecta: Empididae (4 records) in years 1917-1921
• Insecta: Erebidae (1 record) in year 1935
• Insecta: Formicidae (17 records) in years 1902-1924
• Insecta: Halictidae (12 records) in years 1934-1940
• Insecta: Hesperiidae (1 record) in year 1935
• Insecta: Hydroptilidae (3 records) in year 1924
• Insecta: Ichneumonidae (9 records) in years 1912-1942
• Insecta: Lampyridae (6 records) in years 1935-1938
• Insecta: Megachilidae (59 records) in years 1920-1940
• Insecta: Megaspilidae (15 records) in years 1902-1935
• Insecta: Philopotamidae (4 records) in years 1917-1924
• Insecta: Piophilidae (1 record) in year 1916
• Insecta: Pompilidae (1 record) in year 1934
• Insecta: Proctotrupidae (9 records) in year 1915
• Insecta: Raphidiidae (4 records) in years 1921-1924
• Insecta: Sphaeroceridae (3 records) in years 1915-1917
• : [no family] (25 records) none known to year

Preparator (of material in 0 collections)

• Not a preparator of any material in MCZbase

Determiner (in 1 collection)

• 121 identifications for 100 Entomology cataloged items

Attribute Determiner (1 categories)

• sex for 1 Entomology specimens

Publications (24) [Those Citing MCZ material (12)]

• Brues, C. T., A. L. Melander, and F. M. Carpenter. 1954. Classification of insects; keys to the living and extinct families of insects, and to the living families of other terrestrial arthropods. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 108:1–917.
• Melander, A. L.. 1902. New species of Gasteruption, Trigonalys, Parnopes, and Psammophila. The Biological Bulletin 3:35-42 5 citations
• Melander, A. L.. 1947. Synopsis of the Hemerodromiinae (Diptera, Empididae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 55:237-273
• Melander, A. L. 1903. Notes on North American Mutillidae, with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 29(4):291–330. 14 citations
• Melander, A. L. and C. T. Brues. 1903. Guests and Parasite of the Burrowing Bee Halictus. The Biological Bulletin 5(1):1–27. 5 citations
• Melander, A. L. 1918. [no title available]. : .
• Melander, A. L. 1902. A monograph of the North American Empididae. Part I. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 28:195–367. 31 citations
• Melander, A. L. 1913. [no title available]. : .
• Melander, A. L.. 1902. Two New Embiidae. The Biological Bulletin 3:16-26
• Melander, A. L. 1927. Diptera fam. Empididae. Genera insectorum 185:1–434. 4 citations
• Melander, A. L.. 1918. The dipterous genus Drapetis Meigen. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 11:183-221 2 citations
• Melander, A. L.. 1902. A new silphid beetle from a simple insect-trap. Psyche 9:329-329 1 citation
• Melander, A. L. [no title available]. : . 1 citation
• Melander, A. L. 1901. [no title available]. : .
• Melander, A. L. 1927. [no title available]. : .
• Melander, A. L.. 1906. Some new or little-known genera of Empididae. Entomological News 17:370-379
• Melander, A. L.. 1901. Gynandromorphism in a new species of Hilara. Psyche 9:213-215 2 citations
• Brues, C. T. and A. L. Melander. 1945. Classification of insects: a key to the known families of insects and other terrestrial arthropods. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 73:1–672.
• Melander, A. L.. 1920. Review of The Nearctic Tetanoceridae. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 13:305-332 7 citations
• Melander, A. L.. 1952. The American species of Trixoscelidae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 60:37-52
• Melander, A. L.. 1917. The Dipterous families Sepsidae and Piophilidae. Bulletin of the Washington Agricultural Experimental Station 143:1-104 4 citations
• Melander, A. L. 1927. [no title available]. : .
• Melander, A. L. 1965. Superfamily Empidoidea. Family Empididae (Empididae, Hybotidae). In A. Stone et al. (eds.). A catalog of the Diptera of America north of Mexico. United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook. . Pp. 446-481. In A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico. Vol. 287.
• Melander, A. L.. 1913. A synopsis of the dipterous groups Agromyzinae, Miliehiinae,. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 21:219-273 1 citation