The complete mitochondrial genome of Stibochiona nicea (Gray, 1846) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Hangying Zhang; Qinghe Chen; Qiaoyu Xie; Qinghua Lin; Gang Sun; Yan Fang; Qinghui Shi

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2221348

The complete mitochondrial genome of Stibochiona nicea (Gray, 1846) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Jun 9;8(6):648-652. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2221348. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Hangying Zhang^{1

2

3}, Qinghe Chen¹, Qiaoyu Xie¹, Qinghua Lin¹, Gang Sun^{1

2}, Yan Fang^{1

2}, Qinghui Shi^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ School of Resources and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming, China.
² Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources and Environment Monitoring & Sustainable Management and Utilization, Sanming University, Sanming, China.
³ Medical Plant Exploitation and Utilization Engineering Research Center, Sanming University, Sanming, China.

Abstract

In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Stibochiona nicea (Gray, 1846) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) was first reported with 15,298 bp in size, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes (rrnL and rrnS), and one control region. The nucleotide composition of the entire mitogenome is highly A + T biased (81.5%). The gene content and arrangement of the newly sequenced mitogenome are identical to those of the other available mitogenomes of Nymphalidae. All PCGs start with the conventional ATN codons, except for cox1 initiating with atypical CGA(R). Nine PCGs (atp8, atp6, cox3, nad1, nad2, nad3, nad4l, nad6, and cob) utilize a typical stop codon TAA, whereas the remaining PCGs (cox1, cox2, nad4, and nad5) end with an incomplete stop codon T-. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that S. nicea is closely related to Dichorragia nesimachus within Pseudergolinae, which further forms the sister group to the grouping of (Nymphalinae + (Cyrestinae + (Biblidinae + Apaturinae))). The complete mitogenome of S. nicea will provide useful genetic information for improving the taxonomic system and phylogenetics of Nymphalidae.

Keywords: Nymphalidae; Stibochiona nicea; mitochondrial genome; phylogeny.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province under Grant [2021J011121, 2021J011113, 2020J01373] and the Sanming University Scientific Research Foundation for High-level Talent under Grant [18YG01, 18YG02].