The complete mitochondrial genome of the longhorn beetle, Massicus raddei

Abstract

We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of Massicus raddei, which is the first beetle sequenced in Cerambycinae to date. The complete mitochondrial genome is 15,585 bp in length with an A + T content of 71.82%, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs and a control region. The gene order and orientation are similar to that of typical insect species. These data will provide useful molecular information for phylogenetic relationships among the suborders of Coleoptera. By using 13 protein-coding genes as phylogenetic markers, the results support that the suborder Archostemata is a sister group to the remaining beetles and the most primitive suborder in any case; the suborder Myxophaga is sister to the suborder Adephaga.

• Coleoptera
• complete mitogenome
• Massicus raddei
• phylogenetic analysis
• protein-coding gene

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Sir Zhengan Jiang for the primer design and experimental instruction.

Declaration of interest

This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 30970339) to Guo-Fang Jiang. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.