Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of a barklouse, Lepinotus sp. (Psocodea: Trogiomorpha: Trogiidae)

Abstract

Barklice in the genus Lepinotus (Psocoptera: Trogiidae) are small, soft-bodied stored-product pests that are difficult to control. We sequenced and annotated the mitochondrial (mt) genome of Lepinotus sp. The mt genome of Lepinotus sp. is 16,299 bp in size with 74.4% A + T content. The gene order was highly conserved in some of the Trogimorpha barklice. Two types of tandem repeat units were identified in CR of Lepinotus sp. The phylogenetic analysis showed that Trogiidae species was the sister group to Lepidopsocidae barklice, and the suborder Troctomorpha was polyphyletic.

Keywords:

• Psocids
• barklice
• mitochondrial genomes
• tandem repeat
• Phylogenetic analysis

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in GenBank of NCBI (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) with an accession number of MW735944.

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Funding

This work was supported partially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [31972276] and the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing [cstc2020jcyj-msxmX0494].