The complete mitochondrial genome of Picromerus lewisi Scott 1874 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae)

Abstract

Picromerus lewisi Scott (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is a widely used natural enemy, through this study, we proved that its complete mitochondrial genome of it had similar characteristics to those of other Hemiptera. The mitogenome of P. lewisi is a circular molecule of 18,123 bp with 74.0% A + T content, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs, and one control region. Phylogenetic tree based on 13 PCGs from 17 Panheteroptera species (two species of the Cimicomorpha are used as outgroup, 15 species belong to the Pentatomomorpha) suggested that P. lewisi has a closer relationship with E. thomsoni within Pentatomidae family.

Keywords:

• Picromerus lewisi Scott
• natural enemy
• Asopinae
• mitochondrial genome
• phylogenetic analysis

Acknowledgments

The authors are thankful to acknowledge the comments of the anonymous reviewers.

Ethical approval

This study does not need ethical approval or permission to collect the sample.

Authors contributions

Xiao-han Chen completed the drafting of the manuscript. Meng Leng analyzed the data. Mao-fa Yang and Hai-yan Zhao designed and revised it critically for intellectual content. Di-hui Yao collected the adult and carried out the study.

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 accession no. OM140689. The associated BioProject, SRA, and BioSample numbers are PRJNA890215, SRR21891108, and SAMN31269902, respectively.

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Funding

This work is supported by Guizhou Province Science and Technology Innovation Talent Team Project (Qian Ke He Pingtai Rencai-CXTD [2021]004)