The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the Rhus gall aphid Schlechtendalia peitan in China was obtained using the shotgun genome-skimming method on an Illumina platform. The complete mitogenome of S. peitan is 15,494 bp in length with a high A+T content of 84.1 %. This mitogenome consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and a control region. All the protein-coding genes initiate with a typical ATN codon and terminate with TAA codon except for COX1, ND4 and ND5 with a single T. The 22 tRNAs range from 59 to 72 bp in length, and each one is predicted as a clover-leaf secondary structure except for tRNA-Ser (AGN), which loses a dihydrouridine (DHU) arm. The ML phylogenetic tree of Fordini aphids constructed using 13 protein-coding genes and two rRNAs showed that S. peitan was sister to the group clustered by the two species Schlechtendalia chinensis and Nurudea ibofushi.
Keywords: Rhus gall aphid; Schlechtendalia peitan; Mitochondrion; Genome
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