Odo Morannal Reuter (28 April 1850 – 2 September 1913) was a Swedo-Finnish

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and d ...

and poet.

Early life

He was born in

Åbo Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

on 28 April 1850, and died there on 2 September 1913. Reuter became a student at the

University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin yliopisto, sv, Helsingfors universitet, abbreviated UH) is a public research university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but founded in the city of Turku (in Swedish ''Åbo'') in 1640 as the ...

in 1867. He gained his master's degree in 1873, followed by a doctorate in 1877, when he became an associate professor of zoology.

Career

Reuter was a hemipterist, a specialist in mirid plant bugs, becoming the world's leading expert in this group at his time. He coined the term " parasitoid" to describe the way of life of species such as many wasps which feed on but do not immediately kill their prey.Reuter, O.M. (1913). ''Lebensgewohnheiten und Instinkte der Insekten'' (Berlin: Friendlander).

Later life

He formally retired in 1910 due to long-term health problems. His enthusiasm remained, and in 1911, despite his blindness, he published ''Nattens sånger'' (Night's Songs) describing the experiences of his latter years. He died on 2 September 1913 in

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

Works

Reuter's many publications on entomology include: * ''Revisio critica Capsinarum praecipue Scandinaviae et Fenniae'', väitöskirja. 1875 * ''Hemiptera Gymnoceratae Europae I-V''. 1878–1896 * ''Ad cognitionem Reduviidarum''. 1881 * ''Monographia Anthocoridarum orbis terrestris''. 1885 * ''Nya rön om myrornas omtviflade medlidande och hjälpsamhet''. 1888 * ''Revisio synonymica Heteropterarum palearcticarum''. 1888 * ''Corrodentia Fennica''. 1892 * ''Ängsmasken, dess härjningar i Finland och medlen till deras bekämpande''. Finska Hushållningssällskapet, Åbo 1892 * ''Monographia Ceratocombidarum orbis terrestris''. 1893 * ''Monographia generis Holotrichius Burm''. 1893 * ''Monographia generis Reduvius Fabr., Lam''. 1893 * ''Ängsmasken 2, Berättelse öfver en på K. Finska hushållningssällskapets bekostnad sommaren 1892 företagen resa i och för studium af ängsmasken och de naturenliga medlen till dess utrotande''. Finska Hushållningssällskapet, Åbo 1893 * ''Ängsmasken 3,Berättelse öfver på K. Finska hushållningssällskapet bekostnad sommaren 1893 företagna undersökningar om ängsmasken och medlen till dess utrotande''. Finska Hushållningssällskapet, Åbo 1894 * ''Neuroptera fennica : förteckning och beskrifning öfver Finlands Neuropterer''. 1894 * ''Species palæarcticae generis Acanthia Fabr., Latr''. 1895 * ''Species palaearcticae generis Acanthia Fabr., Latr. dispositae''. 1896 * ''Skadeinsekter i våra fruktträdgårdar''. 1897 * ''Thysaunoptera Fennica : förteckning och beskrifning öfver finska Thysanoptera''. 1898–1899 * ''Monographia generis Heteropterorum Phimodera Germ. Cum tabulis duabus''. 1908 * ''Monographia Nabidarum orbis terrestris : pars prior : cum tabula colorata''. 1910 (B. Poppiuksen kanssa) * ''Insekternas levnadsvanor och instinkter intill gryningen av de sociala instinkterna''. 1913

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reuter, Odo 1850 births 1913 deaths Finnish entomologists Hemipterists Finnish zoologists People from Turku Swedish-speaking Finns