The complete mitochondrial genome of Nycteribia parvula Speiser, 1901 (Diptera, Nycteribiidae)

Jinting Yang; Xiaobin Huang; Huijuan Yang; Yujuan Wang; Xianzheng Zhang; Xiaoyan Zheng

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2169573

The complete mitochondrial genome of Nycteribia parvula Speiser, 1901 (Diptera, Nycteribiidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Feb 21;8(2):276-280. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2169573. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Jinting Yang¹, Xiaobin Huang¹, Huijuan Yang¹, Yujuan Wang², Xianzheng Zhang¹, Xiaoyan Zheng¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Pathogens and Vectors, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Dali University, Dali, China.
² Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.

Abstract

Species of the family Nycteribiidae are blood-sucking ectoparasites that parasitize bats. To further enrich the molecular data of species in the family Nycteribiidae, the complete mitochondrial genome of Nycteribia parvula was sequenced for the first time in this study. The complete mitochondrial genome of N. parvula is 16,060 base pairs (bp) in size, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and a control region. The nucleotide contents of A, T, G, and C are respectively 40.86%, 42.19%, 6.51%, and 10.44%. The phylogenetic analysis based on 13 PCGs supports the monophyly of the family Nycteribiidae, and N. parvula is the closest relative to Phthiridium szechuanum.

Keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Nycteribia parvula; Nycteribiidae; bat fly.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No. 32001096] to Xiaobin Huang and the Science and Technology Planning Project of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology [No. 202001AT070025] to Xiaobin Huang.