Complete mitochondrial genome of Callipogon relictus Semenov (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): a natural monument and endangered species in Korea

Jongok Lim; Dong-Keun Yi; Young Ho Kim; Wonhoon Lee; Sora Kim; Jung-Hoon Kang; Il-Kwon Kim

doi:10.1080/23802359.2017.1372718

Complete mitochondrial genome of Callipogon relictus Semenov (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): a natural monument and endangered species in Korea

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2017 Sep 9;2(2):629-631. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1372718.

Authors

Jongok Lim¹, Dong-Keun Yi², Young Ho Kim³, Wonhoon Lee⁴, Sora Kim^{5

6}, Jung-Hoon Kang⁷, Il-Kwon Kim¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, Korea.
² Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea.
³ Department of Applied Biology, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, Korea.
⁴ Department of Plant Medicine and Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
⁵ Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Laboratory of Insect Biosystematics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
⁶ Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
⁷ Natural Heritage Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Daejeon, Korea.

Abstract

In the present study, we report the first complete mitochondrial DNA genome of the genus Callipogon based on C. relictus, a natural monument and endangered species in South Korea. The mitogenome is 15,742 base pairs with 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), two rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and a 1033 bp long AT-rich region. The overall base composition was 67.3% AT and 32.7 GC. Among 13 PCGs, seven genes (Nad2, Atp8, Atp6, Nad4L, Nad6, Cob, Nad1) harbour the typical stop codon TAA or TAG, whereas remaining five genes terminate with T. Interestingly, Cox3 employs AGA as the termination codon.

Keywords: Callipogon relictus; Korean natural monument; endangered species; longhorn beetle; mitogenome.