Gaston Ruter (2 November 1898 – 2 November 1979) was a French entomologist.Jean-Jacques Amigo, « Ruter (Gaston) », in Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographies roussillonnaises, vol. 3 Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Perpignan, Publications de l'olivier, 2017, 915 p. () He studied the Coleoptera Cetoniidae.
Life A short notice was published by Paulian & Decarpentries.Paulian (P.) & Descarpentries (A.), 1979. Gaston Ruter (2 Novembre 1898-2 Novembre 1979), Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, 84, pp. 282-283
As an entomologist, he was always interested in the Coleoptera fauna of France, of which he had a large collection, especially microcoleoptera, for which he accurately prepared the tiny genitalia.
He first studied the Curculionidae of the genus Bagous. Then, with the help of Bourgoin, his research became focused on the study of exotic Cetonids.
His collection is housed at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
Works The list of his publications was given later by Menier.Menier (J.-J.), 1980. Gaston Ruter (1898-1979). Liste chronologique de ses publications, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, (N.S.), 16, pp. 3-8
There is one work missing.Ruter (G.), 1971. Mission entomologique du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale aux Monts Uluguru, Tanzanie, 23, Coleoptera Cetoniidae, Revue de Zoologie et de botanique africaine, 91, pp. 1-8
He published relatively little compared to all of his discoveries. A number of taxa remained in litteris.
Reward He was elected president of the Société entomologique de France in 1956.
Entomological terms named after him
Acalles ruteri Roudier, 1954 Agrilus ruteri Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963 Alleucosma ruteri Antoine, 1989 Amaurina ruteri Antoine, 2000 Ancyrophorus ruteri Jarrige 1949 Aphelorhina neumanni ruteri Allard, 1986 Arachnodes ruteri Lebis, 1953 Astenus ruteri Lecoq, 1996 Athous ruteri Chassain, 1985 Bothrorrhina ruteri Lisle, 1953 Calais ruteri Girard 1968 Clinteria ducalis ruteri Paulian 1960 Coelocorynus ruteri Antoine, 2003 Coelorrhina ruteri De Lisle, 1953 Coenochilus ruteri Schein, 1954 Colpodes ruteri Morvan, 1972 Cyprolais ruteri Lisle, 1953 Dinosius ruteri Ferragu 1986 Entomoderus ruteri Roudier, 1954 Euselates rufipes ruteri Miksic, 1971 Goliathus ruteri Endrodi, 1960 Haematonotus ruteri Basilewsky, 1956 Heteroderes ruteri Chassain, 1978 Hoplopyga ruteri Antoine 2008 Ischiopsopha ruteri Allard, 1995 Laparocerus ruteri Roudier, 1957 Leucocelis ruteri Antoine, 2000 Mausoleopsis amabilis ruteri Antoine, 1989 Mycterophallus ruteri Alexis & Delpont, 2000 Ochthephilus ruteri Jarrige, 1949 Oedichirus ruteri Lecoq, 1986 Pachnoda aemula ruteri Villiers, 1950 Peritelus ruteri Péricart, 1963 Plaesiorrhina ruteri Lisle, 1953 Porphyronota ruteri Gomes Alves, 1973 Proictes ruteri Ferragu 1978 Protaetia ruteri Paulian, 1959 Pseudalleucosma ruteri Antoine, 1998 Pseudomeira ruteri Roudier, 1954 Rhinocoeta ruteri Basilewsky, 1956 Ruteria Jarrige, 1957 Scheinia ruteri Krikken, 1977 Stenotarsia ruteri Paulian, 1991 Stephanorrhina neumanni ruteri Allard, 1986 Tafaia ruteri Arnaud, 1982 Tephraea ruteri Basilewsky 1956 Trechus grenieri ruteri Colas & A. Gaudin, 1935 Urodon rufipes ruteri Hoffmann, 1950 Xestagonum ruteri Morvan, 1972
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