Complete mitochondrial genome of Drabescoides nuchalis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Drabescoides nuchalis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) was sequenced. It is 15 309 bp in length with 75.62% (A + T) content and comprises 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, two ribosomal RNA genes, and a non-coding region (GenBank accession no. KR349344). Gene order is identical to that of the inferred ancestral insect genome. All PCGs start with an ATN codon and terminate with TAA except ND4, which has an incomplete stop codon (T). The anticodons are identical to those of Drosophila yakuba. The phylogenetic tree confirms D. nuchalis and two Cicadellidae species are clustered into a clade, and Cicadellidae is a monophyletic group and provides support for the sister relationship of leafhopper and treehopper.

• Cicadellidae
• Drabescoides nuchalis
• mitogenome
• next-generation sequencing
• phylogeny

Acknowledegments

The authors are grateful to Professor Renfu Shao (University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia) and Dr Wenge Dong (Dali University, China) for their help.

Declaration of interest

This research was funded by a grant (No. 31360524) from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province (J–[2015] 2041). The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.