The complete mitochondrial genome of the pyrophilous jewel beetle Melanophila acuminata (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Xujian Peng; Jing Liu; Zheng Wang; Qingbin Zhan

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1899079

The complete mitochondrial genome of the pyrophilous jewel beetle Melanophila acuminata (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Mar 19;6(3):1059-1060. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1899079.

Authors

Xujian Peng¹, Jing Liu², Zheng Wang³, Qingbin Zhan^{4

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Order Policing Science, Nanjing Forest Police College, Nanjing, China.
² Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.
³ Department of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing Forest Police College, Nanjing, China.
⁴ Department of Criminal Science and Technology, Nanjing Forest Police College, Nanjing, China.
⁵ Key Laboratory of Wildlife Evidence Technology, State Forest and Grassland Administration, Nanjing, China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial of genome Melanophila acuminata (DeGeer 1774) is a typical double-stranded circular molecule of 15,853 bp (GenBank accession number: MW287594). All tRNA genes, ranging from 62 to 72 bp, can be folded into typical clover-leaf secondary structure except for tRNA ^Ser(AGN) . The control region is 1,080 bp long with an A+T content of 87.5%. The phylogeny tree is monophyletic among 19 related species. The Melanophila acuminata cluster was more closely related to Chrysochroa fulgidissima. This mitochondrial genome can be used for further analyses of Buprestidae mitochondrial comparative genomics to improve the understanding of diverse coleopteran species.

Keywords: Melanophila; fire-loving; mitochondrial genome; pyrophilous insect.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [LGZD202101], Pre-Research Program of Nanjing Forest Police College [LGY201503], and National Natural Science Foundation of China [31600523].