The nearly complete mitogenome of the Southeast Asian firefly Pteroptyx tener (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

摘要: The estuarine firefly, Pteroptyx tener, aggregates in the thousands mangrove trees lining tidal rivers Southeast Asia where they engage one another a nocturnal, pre-mating ritual of synchronised courtship flashes. Unfortunately, populations species by virtue being restricted to isolated systems region, are at risk genetic isolation. Because this concern we undertook task sequencing and characterising mitochondrial DNA genome P. as first step towards helping us characterise better understand their diversity. We sequenced assembled tener from two male female specimens district Kuala Selangor Peninsular Malaysia announce molecules publication. also reconstructed phylogenetic all available lampyrids mitogenomes suggest need re-examine our current understanding classification which have largely been based on morphological data cox1 gene. Separately, analysis codon usage patterns among lampyrid showed that majority protein-coding genes were non-neutral. Codon between mitogenome sequences were, however, neutral. Our findings demonstrate usefulness genes/mitogenomes for analysing both inter- intra- specific variation Lampyridae aid discovery highly variable genus; elucidate relationships spp. region.