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Abstract
In this study, the complete mitogenome sequence of Martianus dermestoides (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) has been amplified and sequenced employing the long polymerase chain reaction method. The mitogenome, consisting of 15,434 base pairs (bp), had the typical invertebrate mitochondrial gene arrangement, including 13 protein-coding, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs genes and a noncoding control region (CR). The CR of 798 bp length is rather compact and located between srRNA and tRNAiLe. The overall base composition of M. dermestoides is 40.97% for A, 18.53% for C, 31.13% for T and 9.38% for G, with a high AT bias of 72.09%. The complete mitogenome may provide useful DNA molecular data for further phylogenetic analyses for higher taxa of Tenebrionidae.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Zhong-Bao Zhao for his help in this study.
Declaration of interest
This work was supported by grant from the Science and Technology Committee of Yunnan Province (2011FB141). The authors declare no competing materials in the preparation and execution of this manuscript. The authors are responsible for the content and writing of this paper.