Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of a harvesting ant Messor structor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

Xin-Min Zhang; Xiu Han; Xia Liu; Zheng-Hui Xu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2079105

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of a harvesting ant Messor structor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Jun 2;7(6):933-935. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2079105. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Xin-Min Zhang¹, Xiu Han¹, Xia Liu¹, Zheng-Hui Xu¹

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Biodiversity Conservation, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Abstract

Messor structor (Latreille, 1798) is a keystone ant species in the genus Messor (Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Here, we reported the complete mitochondrial genome of M. structor. The circular mitogenome of M. structor is 17628 bp including 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a control region. The base composition was AT-biased (84.07%). Phylogenetic analysis suggests that it is closely related to Aphaenogaster famelica. The mitochondrial genome of M. structor will be a good source for understanding molecular evolutionary studies of this species and related ant species.

Keywords: Formicidae; Messor structor; complete mitochondrial genome; phylogeny.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No. 32060122, 31760633, 31860165, 31860166].