The mitochondrial genome of a parasitic wasp, Chouioia cunea Yang (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

Chouioia cunea Yang 1989 is a parasitic wasp and natural enemy of several lepidopteran pests during their pupal stage. In this study, we sequenced and analyzed the mitochondrial genome of C. cunea, and obtained a complete DNA molecule that is 14,930 bp in size with 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs), and 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs) (GenBank accession number MW192646). All the 13 PCGs started with typical ATN (ATA, ATG, and ATT) and terminated with the stop codon TAA or TAG. Phylogenetic analysis showed that C. cunea formed the sister group with Tamarixia radiata, which belongs to the same family.

Keywords

• chalcidoidea
• gene rearrangement
• mitochondrial genome
• chouioia cunea yang
• phylogenetic relationship