The complete mitochondrial genome of Aulacochilus grouvellei Achard, 1923 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Erotylinae) with a phylogenetic analysis of Cucujoidea

Jing Liu; Weicheng Lu; Chenhao Lv; Josh Jenkins Shaw; Jing Li

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1901623

The complete mitochondrial genome of Aulacochilus grouvellei Achard, 1923 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Erotylinae) with a phylogenetic analysis of Cucujoidea

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Mar 23;6(3):1150-1151. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1901623.

Authors

Jing Liu¹, Weicheng Lu¹, Chenhao Lv¹, Josh Jenkins Shaw², Jing Li¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, PR China.
² Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.

Abstract

The complete mitochrondiral genome of Aulacochilus grouvellei Achard, 1923 was sequenced using an Illumina HiSeq platform. It represents the first mitochondrial genome of the subfamily Erotylinae. The mitogenome is a double-stranded circular molecule 15,607 bp in length with 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and a control region. A Bayesian inference phylogenetic analysis including the new mitochondrial genome and a broad selection of other Cucujoidea recovered four major clades, including a 'Cryptophagidae-Laemophloeidae-Cucujidae' clade, a 'Monotomidae-Nitidulidae' clade, an Erotylidae clade, and a 'Coccinellidae-Silvanidae' clade. The family Erotylidae was recovered closely related to the 'Cryptophagidae-Laemophloeidae-Cucujidae' - 'Monotomidae -Nitidulidae' clade.

Keywords: Aulacochilus grouvellei; Erotylidae; Mitochondrial genome; phylogeny.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the State Natural Sciences Foundation Monumental Projects of China (no. 31750002); Technological Innovation Center for Biological Control of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Hebei Province (no. 1220309).