title: The first mitochondrial genome for the butterfly family Riodinidae (Abisara fylloides) and its systematic implications.
abstract: The Riodinidae is one of the lepidopteran butterfly families. This study describes the complete mitochondrial genome of the butterfly species Abisara fylloides, the first mitochondrial genome of the Riodinidae family. The results show that the entire mitochondrial genome of A. fylloides is 15 301 bp in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a 423 bp A+T-rich region. The gene content, orientation and order are identical to the majority of other lepidopteran insects. Phylogenetic reconstruction was conducted using the concatenated 13 protein-coding gene (PCG) sequences of 19 available butterfly species covering all the five butterfly families (Papilionidae, Nymphalidae, Peridae, Lycaenidae and Riodinidae). Both maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses highly supported the monophyly of Lycaenidae+Riodinidae, which was standing as the sister of Nymphalidae. In addition, we propose that the riodinids be categorized into the family Lycaenidae as a subfamilial taxon.
  
  
  
  The Riodinidae is one of the lepidopteran butterfly families. This study describes the complete mitochondrial genome of the butterfly speciesAbisara fylloides, the first mitochondrial genome of the Riodinidae family. The results show that the entire mitochondrial genome ofA. fylloidesis 15 301 bp in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a 423 bp A+T-rich region. The gene content, orientation and order are identical to the majority of other lepidopteran insects. Phylogenetic reconstruction was conducted using the concatenated 13 protein-coding gene (PCG) sequences of 19 available butterfly species covering all the five butterfly families (Papilionidae, Nymphalidae, Peridae, Lycaenidae and Riodinidae). Both maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses highly supported the monophyly of Lycaenidae+Riodinidae, which was standing as the sister of Nymphalidae. In addition, we propose that the riodinids be categorized into the family Lycaenidae as a subfamilial taxon.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 24100, China. jshaonigpas@sina.com.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Dun-Yuan
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Qing-Hui
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Jia-Sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Lan-Lan
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002080:Butterflies / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D003062:Codon; D049750:Genome, Insect; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Abisara fylloides; Mitochondrial genome; Riodinidae; Systematic implication