The complete mitochondrial genome of Aconurella prolixa (Lethierry 1885) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Chiasmini)

• Published in: Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 81 - 83
• Main Authors: Wu, Kaiqi, Yan, Minhui, Zhang, Yongxia, Dietrich, Christopher H., Duan, Yani
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Aconurella prolixa; Bayesian analysis; Cicadellidae; Cyclooxygenase-2; Deltocephalinae; Genomes; Hemiptera; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial genome; Mitogenome Announcement; Next-generation sequencing; Phylogeny; Stop codon; tRNA; phylogeny; Cicadellidae; Mitochondrial genome; Aconurella prolixa; Deltocephalinae
• ISSN: 2380-2359; 2380-2359
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2021.2008834

The complete mitochondrial genome of the widespread leafhopper species Aconurella prolixa (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Chiasmini) was obtained via next-generation sequencing. This mitochondrial genome is 14,832 bp in length with the 37 classical eukaryotic mitochondrial genes and a control region. All 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) are initiated with ATN, except ND5 uses TTG as the start codon, and terminate with TAA or TAG with the exception of COX2 and ND4 which use a single T residue as the stop codon. Twenty-one of the 22 transfer RNA (tRNAs) genes have the typical clover-leaf structure except for trnS1. Unlike some other species of deltocephalinae, no tRNA rearrangements were detected. The monophyly of Cicadellidae and Deltocephalinae, as well as the monophyly of Chiasmini, with a sister relationship between A. prolixa and (Exitianus indicus + Nephotettix cincticeps) is supported by Bayesian inference phylogenetic analyses based on 13 PCGs.