The first complete mitogenome of skin beetles Omorgus chinensis (Coleoptera: Trogidae) with the phylogenetic implications

Hao Yu; Yong-Jing Chen; Ying Ying; Jiao-Jiao Yuan

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.2008823

The first complete mitogenome of skin beetles Omorgus chinensis (Coleoptera: Trogidae) with the phylogenetic implications

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Dec 19;7(1):70-73. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.2008823. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Hao Yu¹, Yong-Jing Chen², Ying Ying², Jiao-Jiao Yuan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan, P. R. China.
² Department of Ecology, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, P. R. China.

Abstract

The first complete mitogenome of Trogidae, Omorgus chinensis (Coleoptera: Trogidae) is sequenced using the next generation sequencing. The genomic structure is a circular molecule with 18682 bp in length, comprising 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), 2 ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) and a control region. The nucleotide composition is A (39.44%), C (13.82%), T (36.78%), and G (9.96%) with an AT content of 76.22%. The phylogenetic analysis of 18 insects in Scarabaeoidae show that Omorgus chinensis shares a close ancestry with Lucanidae and Geotrupidae.

Keywords: Omorgus chinensis; Trogidae; mitogenome; phylogenomic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No. 31272103].