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The mitochondrial genome ofApion squamigerum(Coleoptera, Curculionoidea, Brentidae) and the phylogenetic implications

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: In this article, we present the nearly complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the weevil beetleApion squamigerum(Curculionoidea, Brentidae), assembled using data from Illumina next generation sequencing (NGS). This mitogenome was found to be very large, with the total length of 18,562 bp. TwotrnMgenes were identified. A large non-coding intergenic spacer spanning 1,949 bp occurred betweentrnIand trnM2. Combined with 111 existing weevil mitogenomes, we conducted phylogenetic reconstructions based on various datasets under maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference. Firstly, phylogenetic analyses robustly supported a sister group ofA. squamigerumandRhopalapion longirostre, namely, that two species of Apioninae (Brentidae) formed a clade. Within the entire Curculionoidea, the Nemonychidae diverged firstly, following the families Anthribidae and Attelabidae. In addition, a large clade comprising the sister families Brentidae and Curculionidae was strongly supported in all trees.

Source: PeerJ

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8386

Authors: Nan Song, Xinxin Li, Xinming Yin, Xinghao Li, Shengjun Yin, Mingsheng Yang

Institutions: Henan Agricultural University, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Zhoukou Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,395

Funders: Henan Agricultural University, Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System