The complete mitochondrial genome of the flesh fly, Boettcherisca peregrine (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Boettcherisca peregrine (B. peregrina), an important forensic entomology, was sequenced for the first time. The 14,922 bp circular genome contains 37 genes that were found in a typical Metazoan genome: 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and 2 ribosomal RNA genes. It also contains one non-coding A + T-rich region. The arrangement of the genes was the same as that found in the other insect. The overall base composition on heavy strand was as follows: A, 38.86%; G, 15.10%; C, 9.93%; T, 36.11%; and the A + T content 74.97%. The mitochondrial genome of Sarcophaga presented could be valuable for resolving phylogenetic relationships within the order Diptera and especially for the family Sarcophagidae. The molecular data presented may also be used to screen favorable molecular markers for species identifications for forensic entomology purposes.

• A + T-rich region
• calyptratae
• forensic entomology
• identification
• tRNA

Acknowledgements

We express our sincere thanks to Professor Jifeng Cai (Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China), who kindly provided facilities to work.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. This research was supported by Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate (Grant nos. CX2010B037 and CX2010B038).