Project description:In this study, we have sequenced and annotated the complete mitochondrial genome of Ricania shantungensis (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) for the first time. The circular mitogenome of R. shantungensis was 15,789 bp, including 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNAs, and a single control region of 1,363 bp. Its AT ratio was 74.6%. According to the phylogenetic tree, R. shantungensis was clustered with the genus Ricania.
Project description:Ricania shantungensis Chou & Lu, 1977 (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae), is an invasive pest that attacks forest as well as agricultural trees. We sequenced the 15,358 bp long complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of this species; it consists of a typical set of genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes) and one major non-coding AT-rich region. The orientation and gene order of the R. shantungensis mitogenome are identical to that of the ancestral type found in majority of the insects. Bayesian inference (BI) phylogeny placed the R. shantungensis examined in our study, together with Ricania spp. in a group with the highest nodal support, forming the family Ricaniidae to which R. shantungensis belongs.
