Complete mitochondrial genome of Penicillidia jenynsii (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea: Nycteribiidae) and phylogenetic relationship

Abstract

In recent years, bat-associated pathogens, such as 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), have been ravaging the world, and ectoparasites of bat have received increasing attention.Penicillidia jenynsii is a member of the family Nycteribiidae which is a group of specialized ectoparasites of bats. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of P. jenynsii was sequenced for the first time and a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the superfamily Hippoboscoidea was conducted. The complete mitochondrial genome of P. jenynsii is 16,165 base pairs (bp) in size, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNA), two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNA), and a control region. The phylogenetic analysis based on 13 PCGs of the superfamily Hippoboscoidea known from the NCBI supported the monophyly of the family Nycteribiidae, and the family Nycteribiidae was sister group with the family Streblidae. This study not only provided molecular data for the identification of P.jenynsii, but also provided a reference for the phylogenetic analysis of the superfamily Hippoboscoidea.