Characterization of the mitochondrial genome of Tetrastichus howardi (Olliff 1893) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

Abstract

The mitochondrial genome has been widely used in the study of phylogeny and species-level evolution. Here, we sequenced and analyzed the full mitogenome of Tetrastichus howardi, an important natural enemy of many lepidopteran pests. The complete mitochondrial genome has 14,791 nucleotides, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), and a partial control region. All the 13 PCGs started with typical ATN (ATA, ATG, and ATT) codon. Among 13 PCGs, nine genes terminated with the stop codon TAA and four genes terminated with T. Our study provides information on comparative mitogenomics of Eulophidae.

Keywords:

• Eulophidae
• mitochondrial genome
• Tetrastichus howardi
• phylogenetic relationship

Disclosure statement

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

Data availability statement

The genome sequence data that support the findings of this study are openly available in GenBank of NCBI at (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) under the accession no. MZ334468. The associated BioProject, SRA, and Bio-Sample numbers are PRJNA737393, SRR14812766, and SAMN19693530, respectively.

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Funding

This study was supported by the Hainan Natural Science Foundation Innovation Research Team Project [2019CXTD409]; National Key Research and Development Project [2019YFD03001]; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs’s International Exchange and Cooperation Project ‘Joint Survey and Development Evaluation of Agricultural Resources in Tropical Countries Along the Belt and Road’ [BARTP-08-LBQ-TJH]; Special Project for Basic Scientific Researh Business Expenses of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences [1630042017011].