The complete mitochondrial genome of Aulacochilus grouvellei Achard, 1923 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Erotylinae) with a phylogenetic analysis of Cucujoidea

Abstract

The complete mitochrondiral genome of Aulacochilus grouvellei Achard, 1923 was sequenced using an Illumina HiSeq platform. It represents the first mitochondrial genome of the subfamily Erotylinae. The mitogenome is a double-stranded circular molecule 15,607 bp in length with 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and a control region. A Bayesian inference phylogenetic analysis including the new mitochondrial genome and a broad selection of other Cucujoidea recovered four major clades, including a ‘Cryptophagidae-Laemophloeidae-Cucujidae’ clade, a ‘Monotomidae-Nitidulidae’ clade, an Erotylidae clade, and a ‘Coccinellidae-Silvanidae’ clade. The family Erotylidae was recovered closely related to the ‘Cryptophagidae-Laemophloeidae-Cucujidae’ – ‘Monotomidae -Nitidulidae’ clade.

Keywords

• mitochondrial genome
• erotylidae
• aulacochilus grouvellei
• phylogeny