The complete mitochondrial genome of the Epacanthaclisis banksi (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

Abstract

The mitochondrial genome of Epacanthaclisis banksi (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) is a circular molecule of 15,870 bp in length, containing 37 typical mitochondrial genes: 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs and a non-coding AT-rich region. Its gene order and arrangement are identical to the common type found in most insect mitogenomes. All PCGs start with a typical ATN codon except for the COI which uses TTA as its start codon; all PCGs terminate in the common stop codon TAA or TAG, except for the COI, COII, ND3 and ND5 which use single T as their stop codons. The non-coding AT-rich region is 1065 bp long, located between rrnS and tRNA^lle genes. It contains some structures of repeated motifs and microsatellite-like elements characteristic of the neuropterids.

• Epacanthaclisis banksi
• mitochondrial genome
• Neuropterida

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Qun Yang for providing lab facilities for the work involved in this research.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are also responsible for the content and writing of this article. This study was supported by the CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teams, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KZCX22YW2JC104), the Opening Funds from the State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. 104143) and the Program for Innovative Research Team in Anhui Normal University.