The complete mitochondrial genome of Epicauta sibirica Pallas, 1773 (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Nan Yang; Suhua Zhang; Nashen Jin; Ning Wang; Zilong He; Yufang Xu; Kejian Lin

doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2418140

The complete mitochondrial genome of Epicauta sibirica Pallas, 1773 (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2024 Nov 11;9(11):1506-1509. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2024.2418140. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Nan Yang¹, Suhua Zhang², Nashen Jin³, Ning Wang⁴, Zilong He⁵, Yufang Xu¹, Kejian Lin⁴

Affiliations

¹ College of Prataculture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
² Hohhot Forestry and Grassland Conservation Center, Hohhot, China.
³ Hulun Buir Forestry Group Co., Ltd, Hulun Buir, China.
⁴ Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot, China.
⁵ Xilin Gol League Grassland Workstation, Inner Mongolia, China.

Abstract

Epicauta sibirica is both an important pest and an important economic insect. The mitogenome is 15,717 bp in length and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a control region. The nucleotide composition of E. sibirica is 37.0% of A, 18.3% of C, 11.3% of G, and 33.4% of T. The genus Epicauta was detected as a monophyletic group and more closely related to the genus Lytta than other genera within Meloidae. This study supplemented additional genetic data for future research on the phylogeny and evolution of Meloidae species.

Keywords: Epicauta sibirica; genome map; mitochondrial genome; phylogeny.

Grants and funding

This research was funded by National Science & Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program of China [Grant No. 2019FY100404], National Science Foundation of China [32370503], and Key Science and Technologies Program of Inner Mongolia [No. 2021ZD0011-2].This work was funded by the National Science & Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program of China; National Science Foundation of China; Key Science and Technologies Program of Inner Mongolia.