The complete mitochondrial genome of Neopanorpa pulchra (Mecoptera: Panorpidae)

Abstract

We describe the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Neopanorpa pulchra (Mecoptera: Panorpidae). The sequence has a length of 16,314 bp (GenBank accession number JX569848) and the A + T content is as high as 77.46%. The genome contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and an A + T-rich region. The gene arrangement is conserved. All protein-coding genes start with ATN start codon. Seven protein-coding genes use TAA as stop codon while others use incomplete stop codons “T” or “TA”. The A + T-region is located between rrnS and trnI with a length of 1531 bp.

• Mitochondrial genome
• mecoptera
• Neopanorpa pulchra

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Tan Jiang-li collected and checked the specimen.

Declaration of interest

Funding for this study is provided jointly by the State Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (31230068), 973 Program (2013CB127600) and the National Science Fund for Innovative Research Groups (31021003). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.