Complete mitochondrial genome of Lelecella limenitoides (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Apaturinae) and phylogenetic implication

Li Jun Fang; Shao Li Mao; Ya Lin Zhang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1730268

Complete mitochondrial genome of Lelecella limenitoides (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Apaturinae) and phylogenetic implication

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Feb 27;5(2):1157-1158. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1730268. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Li Jun Fang¹, Shao Li Mao¹, Ya Lin Zhang²

Affiliations

¹ Shaanxi Engineering Research Centre for Conservation and Utilization of Botanical Resources, Xi'an Botanical Garden of Shaanxi Province (Institute of Botany of Shaanxi Province), Xi'an, China.
² Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China.

Abstract

The length of Lelecella limenitoides complete mitogenome was 15,203 bp and contained the typical gene arrangement, base composition, and codon usage found in other related species. The overall base composition exhibited obvious anti-G (7.5%) and AT bias (81.6%). The initiation codons of all PCGs were typical ATN (ATA/ATG/ATT), and the termination codons were TAA, TAG, or incomplete stop codon T-. All tRNAs could be folded into typical cloverleaf secondary structures, except tRNA^Ser (AGN). Phylogenetic analysis showed that L. limenitoides was clustered with the clade of Sasakia, Euripus, and Apatura.

Keywords: Apaturinae; Lelecella limenitoides; mitochondrial genome; phylogeny.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [31750002], the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province [2019JQ-195] and Key Projects of Shaanxi Academy of Sciences [2016 K-06].