Mitochondrial genome of Hormaphis betulae and its comparative analysis with Pseudoregma bambucicola (Hemiptera: Hormaphidinae)

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

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1715878

Mitochondrial genome of Hormaphis betulae and its comparative analysis with Pseudoregma bambucicola (Hemiptera: Hormaphidinae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jan 29;5(1):906-907. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1715878.

Authors

Xiang Nong^{1

2}, Yunjian Liu³, Lidan Wang³, 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

Hormaphis betulae (Hemiptera: Hormaphidinae) is a common aphid of birch plants. Here, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a representative of this aphid from China was determined using next generation sequencing platform. The genome was 15,129 bp in length and encoded 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 rRNA genes. The phylogeny revealed that two Chinese isolates of H. betulae clustered together and formed a monophyletic relationship with Pseudoregma bambucicola in the subfamily Hormaphidinae, supporting their species validity in Aphididae. The cumulative mitochondrial DNA data provides a better understanding of the phylogenetic relationship of this species in plant aphids.

Keywords: Hormaphis betulae; Mitochondrial genome; aphids; phylogeny.