title: Complete mitochondrial genome of a satyrid butterfly, Lethe albolineata (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of Lethe albolineata is a circular molecule of 15,248 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), two ribosomal RNA genes (LrRNA and SrRNA), and a non-coding AT-rich region. All PCGs use the standard ATN start codon, except for COI, which begins with CGA. Eight PCGs employ complete stop codon (TAA), whereas the others use a single T or TA acting as an incomplete stop codon. The AT-rich region is 413 bp in length, which contains a conserved motif common to the other lepidopteran species. Two tRNA-like pseudo-genes are found in the mitochondrial genome of L. albolineata. The phylogenetic analysis shows that L. albolineata exhibits most close relationship with L. dura.
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , PR China.
authors.forename: Jialian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , PR China.
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , PR China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , PR China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , PR China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , PR China.
authors.forename: Chongren
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Sciences, Peking University , Beijing , PR China.
authors.forename: Rongjiang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002080:Butterflies / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D010802:Phylogeny; D011544:Pseudogenes; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics*; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012313:RNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Lepidoptera; Lethe albolineata; Satyrinae; mitochondrial genome