Kim Min Jee, Jeong Su Yeon, Jeong Jong-Chul, Kim Sung-Soo, Kim Iksoo
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
National Park Research Institute, Korea National Park Service, Wonju, Gangwon-do Province, Republic of Korea.
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2016 Feb 10;1(1):148-149. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1144104.
The flower chafer (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) has been listed in Korea as a class II endangered wild species. The 15 341-bp complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the species consists of a typical set of genes (13 protein-coding genes [PCGs], two rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes) and the A + T-rich region, with an arrangement typical of insects. The 761-bp long A + T-rich region of has a microsatellite-like sequence consisting of (TA), along with a poly-T (12 bp) and a poly-A (16 bp) stretch, but does not have a longer repeat sequence often found in other Scarabaeidae. Twelve PCGs started with the typical ATN codon, whereas the COI started with AAC, which has been designated as the start codon for the coleopteran suborder Polyphaga. Phylogenetic analysis using 11 PCGs from Scarabaeidae showed that was placed as the sister to the within-subfamilial species sp., forming the monophyletic group, the subfamily Cetoniinae, with moderate to high nodal support.
花金龟（鞘翅目：金龟科）在韩国被列为二级濒危野生动物。该物种15341 bp的完整线粒体基因组（线粒体基因组）由一组典型的基因（13个蛋白质编码基因[PCG]、2个rRNA基因和22个tRNA基因）以及富含A+T的区域组成，其排列方式为昆虫的典型排列。该物种761 bp长的富含A+T的区域有一个由（TA）组成的微卫星样序列，还有一个多聚T（12 bp）和一个多聚A（16 bp）片段，但没有在其他金龟科中常见的更长的重复序列。12个PCG以典型的ATN密码子起始，而COI以AAC起始，AAC已被指定为多食亚目鞘翅目昆虫的起始密码子。使用来自金龟科的11个PCG进行的系统发育分析表明，该物种被置于亚科内物种sp.的姐妹位置，形成了单系类群Cetoniinae亚科，节点支持度为中度到高度。
