Complete mitochondrial genomes of two moths in the tribe Trichaeini
(Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and their phylogenetic implications
Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genomes of two Prophantis species in the
tribe Trichaeini (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) were sequenced using
high-throughput sequencing technology. They were assembled and
annotated: the complete mitogenomes of P. octoguttalis and P. adusta
were 15,197 bp and 15,714 bp, respectively, and contain 13
protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes,
and an A + T-rich region. Their arrangement was consistent with the
first sequenced mitogenome of Lepidoptera, from Bombyx mori
(Bombycidae). The nucleotide composition was obviously AT-biased, and
all protein-coding genes, except for the cox1 gene (CGA), used ATN as
the start codon. Except for trnS1, which lacked the DHU arm, all tRNA
genes could fold into the clover-leaf structure. Phylogenetic trees of
Crambidae were reconstructed based on mitogenomic data using Maximum
likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) analysis methods. Results
showed that Trichaeini in this study robustly constitute a monophyletic
group in Spilomelinae, with the relationships (Trichaeini + Nomophilini)
+ ((Spilomelini + (Hymeniini + Agroterini)) + Margaroniini). However,
the affinities of the six subfamilies Acentropinae, Crambinae,
Glaphyriinae, Odontiinae, Schoenobiinae and Scopariinae within the
“non-PS Clade” in Crambidae remained doubtful with unstable topologies
or low supports.