The complete mitogenome of Halictus (Seladonia) aerarius (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Ke Zhang; Huanhuan Lu; Feiyue Dou; Linling Wang; Dunyuan Huang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1907801

The complete mitogenome of Halictus (Seladonia) aerarius (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Apr 27;6(4):1374-1375. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1907801.

Authors

Ke Zhang¹, Huanhuan Lu¹, Feiyue Dou¹, Linling Wang¹, Dunyuan Huang¹

Affiliation

¹ Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China.

Abstract

The Halictidae, where the Seladonia aeraria belongs, was an important model organism for studying the evolution of insect social behavior. We first sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Seladonia aeraria. The mitogenome was 15, 410 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a hypothetical control region. In order to reveal the phylogenetic position of Seladonia aeraria form mitogenomic level, we performed phylogenetic analysis of 13 PCGs from 15 species. The results revealed that the genus-level relationship of Halictidae was Seladonia + Lasioglossum and Seladonia aeraria was more closely related to Seladonia tumulorum than Lasioglossum sp. SJW_2017. The complete mitogenome of S. aeraria will provide a basis for further study evolution and phylogenetic analysis of Halictidae.

Keywords: Hymenoptera; Seladonia aeraria; mitogenome; phylogeny.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Program of Ministry of Science and Technology of China under Grant number (2018FY100405) and the livelihood project of Chongqing under Grant number (cstc2018jscx-msybX0225).