The complete mitochondrial genome of Idgia oculata (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Prionoceridae) and a related phylogenetic analysis of Cleroidea

AbstractIn this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Idgia oculata Redtenbacher, 1868 was sequenced using Illumina’s NovaSeq platform. The mitogenome is a double-stranded circular molecule of 15,805 bp in length with 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes as in other insects. To estimate the taxonomic status of Prionoceridae, total of 9 species from 5 families of Cleroidea were selected as ingroups and 2 species of Coccinellidae as outgroups for phylogenetic analysis based on 13PCGs. The results showed that three major clades were formed, including a ‘Melyridae-Cleridae’ clade, ‘Melyridae-Trogossitidae-Phloiophilidae’ clade, and ‘Melyridae-Prionoceridae’ clade. Prionoceridae showed more closely related to Melyridae than other families. More mitogenome of thorough taxon sampling will be needed to well understand the relationship in Cleroidea.