Complete mitochondrial genome of Morphostenophanes sinicus (Zhou, 2020) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Yu Bai; Xuyuan Gao; Yonghao Yu; Xiuzhen Long; Xianru Zeng; Dewei Wei; Lin Ye

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1970636

Complete mitochondrial genome of Morphostenophanes sinicus (Zhou, 2020) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Sep 15;6(10):2946-2948. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1970636. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Yu Bai¹, Xuyuan Gao², Yonghao Yu², Xiuzhen Long², Xianru Zeng², Dewei Wei², Lin Ye³

Affiliations

¹ College of Mathematics & Information Science, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China.
² Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biology for Crop Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China.
³ College of Biology and Environmental Engineering, Guiyang University, Guiyang City, China.

Abstract

The genus Morphostenophanes is a small arboreal group of darkling beetles that are endemic to the Oriental region. The complete mitochondrial genome of the M. sinicus population from the Manwan Town was first characterized. The mitogenome consisted of a circular DNA molecule of 15,662 bp with a 66.352% AT content. It comprises 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, and two rRNA genes. The PCGs have a typical ATN (Met) start codon, except for nad1 (TTG as a start codon), and are terminated by typical TAN stop codons.

Keywords: Morphostenophanes sinicus; Tenebrionidae; mitochondrial genome; mitogenome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was financially supported by the Fund of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biology for Crop Diseases and Insect Pests (2020-KF-03); Foundational Research Fund of Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (No. 2021YT067); and the Scientific Research Funds of Guiyang University (GYU-KY-[2021]).