Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the praying mantis Mekongomantis quinquespinosa (Mantodea, Mantidae)

Shi Yan; Yuan Zhong Lin

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1668737

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the praying mantis Mekongomantis quinquespinosa (Mantodea, Mantidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Sep 27;4(2):3280-3281. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1668737.

Authors

Shi Yan¹, Yuan Zhong Lin¹

Affiliation

¹ Key Lab of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the praying mantises Mekongomantis quinquespinosa was characterized in this study. The circular molecule is 15388 bp in length (GenBank accession no. MN267041), containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes. The nucleotide composition is asymmetric (39.0% A, 15.8% C, 9.8% G, 35.4% T), with an overall A + T content of 74.4%. The gene arrangement of M. quinquespinosa is identical to that observed in other Mantidae family praying mantises. Ten reading frame overlaps and seven intergenic regions are found in the mitogenome of M. quinquespinosa. The phylogenetic relationships based on 13 PCGs show that M. quinquespinosa clusters closest to the species of Mantidae.

Keywords: Mekongomantis quinquespinosa; mitogenome; praying mantises.