The complete mitochondrial genome of Ornithomya biloba (Diptera, Hippoboscidae)

Abstract

The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Ornithomya biloba (Dufour 1827) was first sequenced and annotated in this study as the first representative of the genus Ornithomya. The complete mitogenome is 18,654 bp in length and contains 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and control region). The phylogenetic analysis based on 13 PCGs in IQ-TREE supports the monophyly of Hippoboscidae, which was a sister group of Streblidae. Families Hippoboscidae and Streblidae formed the monophyletic Hippoboscoidea clade.

Keywords:

• Mitochondrion genome
• Ornithomya biloba
• Hippoboscoidea
• phylogeny

Ethics statement

The specimen collection protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of China Agricultural University. The field collection permission was authorized by Wuling Mountain National Nature Reserve Management Committee and the collected insect samples are non-protected species.

Authors’ contributions

XL and DY planned and designed the research. XL performed experiments, and XL and LW analyzed the data. XL wrote and DY revised the manuscript. All authors have approved the manuscript for publication and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Disclosure statement

All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

Data availability statement

The mitochondrial genome used in this study is available in the GenBank of NCBI at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ under the accession number MZ379837. The associated BioProject, BioSample, and SRA numbers are PRJNA734480, SAMN19493608, and SRR14710877, respectively.

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Funding

This research was supported by a grant from the National Science & Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program of China [Grant No. 2019FY100400].