The complete mitochondrial genomes of two moths in the tribe Trichaeini
(Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and the phylogenetic implications for
Pyraloidea
Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genomes of two Prophantis Warren, 1896
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
Pyraloidea were reconstructed based on mitogenomic data using Maximum
likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) analysis methods. The
results showed that Trichaeini formed a monophyletic group with high
branch support in Spilomelinae, sister to Nomophilini. In addition, the
phylogenetic relationships among subfamilies of Pyraloidea were
generally stable: (Galleriinae + ((Epipaschiinae + Pyralinae) +
Phycitinae)) + ((Pyraustinae + Spilomelinae) + ((Odontiinae +
Glaphyrinae) + CAMMSS clade)), although the affinities of some
subfamilies in the “CAMMSS clade” were still unresolved.