The complete mitochondrial genome of Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall 1913) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and its phylogenetic analysis

Jiang-Hui Cheng; Xiao-Wei Li; Li-Min Chen; Hai-Bin Han; Yao-Bin Lu; Yong-Ming Ruan

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2089065

The complete mitochondrial genome of Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall 1913) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and its phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Jun 28;7(6):1177-1179. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2089065. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Jiang-Hui Cheng^{1

2}, Xiao-Wei Li², Li-Min Chen², Hai-Bin Han³, Yao-Bin Lu², Yong-Ming Ruan¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China.
² State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
³ Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, Autonomous Region, China.

Abstract

Megalurothrips usitatus is a serious pest on Vigna unguiculata. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of M. usitatus was characterized and its phylogenetic relationship within the Order Thysanoptera was determined. The mitochondrial genome of M. usitatus was a circular molecule of 15426 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and the control region. It showed the typical insect mitochondrial genome arrangement. The AT content of the whole genome was 77.69% and the length of the control region was 567 bp with 78.66% AT content. The Maximum likelihood (ML) phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial protein-coding genes of 17 insect speciesshowed that M. usitatus is closest to Frankliniella occidentalis.

Keywords: Megalurothrips usitatus; Thysanoptera; complete mitochondrial genome; phylogeny.

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the Key Technology Projects of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (2021GG0057), the Primary Research & Development Plan of Lishui (2020ZDYF02), the “Pioneer” and “Leading Goose” R&D Program of Zhejiang (2022C02016), the Key R&D Program of Zhejiang Province (2018C02032) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31901885).