Marcin Jan Kamiński

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Born (1985-03-05) March 5, 1985 (age 41)
Warsaw, Poland
Education
KnownforResearch on darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Marcin Jan Kamiński
Born (1985-03-05) March 5, 1985 (age 41)
Warsaw, Poland
Education
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
Known forResearch on darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Scientific career
FieldsSystematics, Taxonomy, Entomology Zoology
InstitutionsMuseum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences Northern Arizona University Purdue University
Websitewww.kaminskientomo.org

Marcin Jan Kamiński (born 5 March 1985 in Warsaw) is a Polish entomologist and professor specializing in systematics, biogeography, and the morphological evolution of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).[1] He is a full professor and head of the Zoological Museum at the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.[2] His academic background includes postdoctoral research in insect systematics at Northern Arizona University[3] and Purdue University.[4]

Kamiński is the author of more than 70 original research papers on the phylogeny and taxonomy of Afrotropical beetles.[5][6] In addition to systematic research, his work has encompassed developmental biology,[7] functional anatomy,[8] and the recovery of ancient insect DNA.[3] He has also published books and papers on museology.[9][10]

Kamiński has played a significant role in clarifying relationships within the darkling beetle family, including leading the reinstatement of the subfamily Blaptinae[11]—a globally distributed lineage comprising over 280 genera and 4,000 species—designating the genus Mariazofia,[4] and discovering more than 60 previously unrecognized species.[1]

Kamiński and his coauthors have described numerous new taxa, some of which were named in honor of prominent Polish scientists, including Maria Skłodowska-Curie, Alfred Tarski, and Stanisław Ulam.[12] List of taxa described by Kamiński:

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