The complete mitochondrial genome of Epicauta ruficeps (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Xiaohong Han; Yechen Li; Ciding Lu; Guanghong Liang; Feiping Zhang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1763213

The complete mitochondrial genome of Epicauta ruficeps (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 May 13;5(3):2049-2050. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1763213.

Authors

Xiaohong Han^{1

2}, Yechen Li^{1

2}, Ciding Lu^{1

2}, Guanghong Liang^{1

2}, Feiping Zhang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
² Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Ecological Forests, Fujian Province University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.

Abstract

Epicauta ruficeps is widely distributed in China and some countries in Southeast Asia, and plays an important role in medicine and biological control. The complete mitochondria genome of E. ruficeps was 15,813 bp in length, with 37 genes, including 13 PCGs, 22 tRNA genes (tRNAs), and two rRNA genes (rRNAs). The positions and sequences of genes were consistent with those of known Meloidae species. The nucleotide composition was highly A + T biased, accounting for ∼65% of the whole mitogenome. The complete mitogenome of E. ruficeps would help understand Meloidae evolution.

Keywords: Complete mitochondria genome; Epicauta ruficeps; Meloidae; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This research was financially supported by National Key R & D Program of China [2018YFC1200400 and 2017YED0600105], National Natural Science Fund of China [No. 31870641], Science and Technology Department of Fujian Province-China [No. 2018N5101], Forest and Grassland Department of Fujian Province-China [No. 2017-03], Excellent Graduate Thesis Fund Project of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University [[2019] No. 2].