The complete mitochondrial genome of Paragabara curvicornuta (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Eribidae)

Abstract

In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Paragabara curvicornuta was sequenced for the first time by traditional PCR amplification and primer walking methods. As a circular DNA molecule, the entire mitogenome is 15,532 bp in length (GeneBank accession no. KT362742), and consists of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes and an AT-rich region. The nucleotide composition is A (39.9%), C (12.0%), G (7.6%), and T (40.4%). Based onthe amino acid sequences of 13 PCGs from 43 noctuoid species as ingroups and two drepanoid species as outgroups, the phylogenetic trees was constructed. The phylogenetic relationships of the families among Noctuoidea are (Notodontidae, (Erebidae, (Nolidae, Noctuidae)). However, the phylogenetic position of P. curvicornuta is still unclear in the family Erebidae that is a monophyletic clade strongly supported by the bootstrap value of 100%.

Keywords

• paragabara curvicornuta
• mitochondrial genome
• evolutionary position