The complete mitochondrial genome of Neuroctenus taiwanicus (Hemiptera: Aradidae)

Zhancheng Jia; Rina Su; Xiaoshuan Bai

doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2335986

The complete mitochondrial genome of Neuroctenus taiwanicus (Hemiptera: Aradidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2024 May 7;9(5):597-600. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2024.2335986. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Zhancheng Jia¹, Rina Su^{1

2}, Xiaoshuan Bai¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China.
² College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, Xianyang, China.

Abstract

Neuroctenus taiwanicus Kormilev, 1955 is a flat-bodied and enigmatic bug that was first discovered on the island of Taiwan, China. In this study, the whole mitochondrial genome of N. taiwanicus was sequenced and annotated for the first time, and its genomic data were uploaded to Genbank feedback number OR675057. The mitochondrial genome of N. taiwanicus is 15,340 bp in length, a typical circular DNA encoding 37 genes and a control region with 68.4% A + T content. The phylogeny reveals the taxonomic status of N. taiwanicus, which is most closely related to N. yunnanensis, and demonstrates the sister relationship among Neuroctenus, Mezira, and Brachyrhynchus. In addition, the results also confirm that Aradinae and Calisiinae are the earliest branching and more primitive in the family Aradidae, which is consistent with the analysis of the traditional classification.

Keywords: Mitochondrial genome; neuroctenus; neuroctenus taiwanicus.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. (32060121) and the Graduate Student Research and Innovation Fund of Inner Mongolia Normal University (CXJJS22122).