The complete mitochondrial genome of the bamboo aphid Pseudoregma bambucicola and its phylogenetic position

Xiang Nong; Lidan Wang; Yunjian Liu; Shengnan Zhong; Xiaobo Yu; Yue Xie

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1711225

The complete mitochondrial genome of the bamboo aphid Pseudoregma bambucicola and its phylogenetic position

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jan 16;5(1):642-643. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1711225.

Authors

Xiang Nong^{1

2}, Lidan Wang³, Yunjian Liu³, Shengnan Zhong^{1

2

4}, Xiaobo Yu^{1

2}, Yue Xie³

Affiliations

¹ Bamboo Diseases and Pest control and Resources Development Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Leshan, China.
² College of Life Science, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, China.
³ Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
⁴ College of Food and Biological Engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu, China.

Abstract

The bamboo aphid, Pseudoregma bambucicola, is a terrible insect pest of bamboos. Herein, the complete mitochondrial genome of a representative of this aphid from China was determined through next generation sequencing platform. The whole genome was 16,651 bp in size and encoded 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and two rRNA genes. The phylogeny showed that two Chinese isolates of P. bambucicola clustered together and formed a monophyletic relationship with Hormaphis betulae in Hormaphidinae, supporting their species validity among the family Aphididae. The cumulative mitochondrial DNA data should contribute to a better understanding of the phylogenetic relationship of this aphid species.

Keywords: Bamboo aphid; Pseudoregma bambucicola; mitochondrial genome; phylogeny.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province [Nos. 19YYJC3031 and 2019YJ0290], the Scientific Research Fund of Sichuan Provincial Education Department [No. 18TD0032], and Bamboo Diseases and Pest Control and Resources Development Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province [No. 17ZZ015], Sichuan, China.