The complete mitochondrial genome of the fig weevil, Aclees cribratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Abstract

Aclees cribratus Gyllenhyl (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an important pest of fig. In this study, the complete mitogenome of A. cribratus was determined, which was 17,329 bp in length and contained 37 genes, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 control regions. The phylogenetic analysis based on mitogenomes showed that A. cribratus is the sister group of Molytinae.

The Complete Mitogenome of Curculio Chinensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae): Structural Characterization and Phylogenetic Implication

“…In almost all sequenced mitogenome of Curculioninae, PCGs have the lowest AT content, while the control region has the highest AT content (except for Anthonomus eugenii, A. rectirostris, A. pomorum, and Elaeidobius kamerunicus)[22,23]. All nine Curculioninae mitogenomes have positive AT-skews (0.04-0.085) and negative GC-skews (− 0.17 to − 0.224), similar to other recently reported weevil mitogenomes[23][24][25][26] and most other insects[27].…”

Mitogenomics of the Olive Seed Weevil, Anchonocranus oleae Marshall and Implications for Its Phylogenetic Position in Curculionidae

“…The phylogenetic position of A. oleae in Curculionidae was inferred in the context of the mitogenomes of 74 other species representing 11 subfamilies across 50 tribes, with Anoplophora glabripennis (Cerambycidae) and Crioceris duodecimpunctata (Chrysomelidae) as outgroups [ 23 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 ] ( Table S1 ). Among the numerous weevil mitogenomes available on GenBank, these were selected because they represent the greatest available diversity of potentially related taxa in the Curculioninae, Conoderinae, Cossoninae, Molytinae, and Scolytinae (CCCMS) clade of the family Curculionidae [ 58 ], in which Anchonocranus evidently belongs, in particular of tribes in the current subfamily Curculioninae, in which it has been traditionally classified.…”

The complete mitochondrial genome of Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

“…Its nucleotide composition is AT-biased (A + T is 75.4%), similar to that of A. cribratus (75.8%; Wang et al. 2020 ). The gene order of A. taiwanensis is conserved in 27 Curculionidae mitogenomes.…”

“…Geneious Prime® v2020.2.4 (Biomatters Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand) was used to annotate the mitogenome based on the Aclees cribratus Gyllenhal, 1835 mitogenome (GenBank accession: MT501538; Wang et al. 2020 ).…”

“…The Acelees taiwanensis mitogenome (GenBank accession: MZ305480) is 17,435 bp long, which is the longer than that of A. cribratus (Wang et al. 2020 ). It contains 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and a control region/D-loop.…”