The complete mitochondrial genome of a corpse related necrophagous beetle, Necrodes littoralis (Coleoptera: Silphidae)

Yangshuai Jiang; Zhuoying Liu; Zhiyun Pi; Qihua Xie; Fanming Meng; Jifeng Cai

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1914236

The complete mitochondrial genome of a corpse related necrophagous beetle, Necrodes littoralis (Coleoptera: Silphidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Apr 26;6(4):1512-1513. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1914236.

Authors

Yangshuai Jiang¹, Zhuoying Liu¹, Zhiyun Pi¹, Qihua Xie¹, Fanming Meng², Jifeng Cai¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.
² Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.

Abstract

Necrodes littoralis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Silphidae) is recognized as an important forensically beetle species. In this study, we report the mitogenome of N. littoralis. The total length of the mitogenome was 17,830bp (GenBank accession no. MW415274). Two ribosomal RNAs, 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs and a non-coding control region were identified. The base composition of N. littoralis was A (39.27%), G (9.49%), T (37.03%), and C (14.21%), respectively. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that N. littoralis is closely related to Diamesus osculans.

Keywords: Coleoptera; Mitochondrial genome; Necrodes littoralis; forensic entomology.

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No. 81971791 and 81901923].