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Complete mitochondrial genomes of two green lacewings, Chrysoperla nipponensis (Okamoto, 1914) and Apochrysa matsumurae Okamoto, 1912 (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

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We describe the complete mitochondrial genomes of the green lacewing species Chrysoperla nipponensis (Okamoto, 1914) and Apochrysa matsumurae Okamoto 1912 (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). The genomes were 16,057 and 16,214 bp in size, respectively, and comprised 37 genes (13 protein coding genes, 22 tRNA genes and two rRNA genes). A major noncoding (control) region was 1,244 bp in C. nipponensis and 1,407 in A. matsumurae, and the structure was simpler than that reported in other Neuroptera, lacking conserved blocks or long tandem repeats. The overall arrangement of genes was almost the same as that found in most arthropod mitochondrial genomes, with the one exception of a tRNA rearrangement to tRNA-Cys–tRNA-Trp–tRNA-Tyr, rather than the plesiomorphic tRNA-Trp–tRNA-Cys–tRNA-Tyr. A high A + T content (78.89 and 79.02%, respectively), A + T-rich codon bias, and a mismatch between the most-used codon and its corresponding tRNA anticodon were observed as a typical feature of the insect mitochondrial genome.

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Abbreviations

CO1, CO2, and CO3:

Cytochrome oxidase subunit I, II, and III genes, respectively

CytB:

Cytochrome b gene

ATP6 and ATP8:

ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 and 8 genes

ND1, ND2, ND3, ND4, ND4L, ND5, ND6:

NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1–6 and 4L genes

srRNA and lrRNA:

Small and large subunit (12S and 16S) ribosomal RNA genes; transfer RNA genes are designated by the three-letter or single-letter code for the specified amino acid, such as tRNA-Cys or C

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  1. Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8510, Japan

    Naoto Haruyama & Masashi Nomura

  2. Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan

    Atsushi Mochizuki & Yukie Sato

  3. Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan

    Hideshi Naka

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Haruyama, N., Mochizuki, A., Sato, Y. et al. Complete mitochondrial genomes of two green lacewings, Chrysoperla nipponensis (Okamoto, 1914) and Apochrysa matsumurae Okamoto, 1912 (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Mol Biol Rep 38, 3367–3373 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-010-0444-0

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