title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the butterfly Euripus nyctelius (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the butterfly, Euripus nyctelius, was determined in the present study. The mitogenome is a typical circular DNA molecule of 15,417 bp, containing 37 genes and a putative control region. Thirteen protein-coding genes all initiate with ATN codons and mostly terminate with TAA or TAG codons except for COII, ND4 and ND5 use a single T residue as the termination codon. All tRNAs have the classic clover-leaf structure, except that the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm of tRNA(Ser(AGN)) forms a simple loop. Both maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses support the monophyly of butterflies and recover high supports for the following family level relationships: (Papilionidae + (Hesperioidea +(Pieridae (Lycaenidae + Nymphalidae)))). Euripus nycteliusis is placed as sister to the genus Sasakia within Nymphalidae.
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Plant Protection, Shanxi Academy of Agriculture Science , Taiyuan , China .
authors.forename: Shanbin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xuan
authors.affiliation: b Department of Entomology , China Agricultural University , Beijing , China , and.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: c The Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of China State Forestry Administration , Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Liangming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Plant Protection, Shanxi Academy of Agriculture Science , Taiyuan , China .
authors.forename: Juping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: b Department of Entomology , China Agricultural University , Beijing , China , and.
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Plant Protection, Shanxi Academy of Agriculture Science , Taiyuan , China .
authors.forename: Tianwen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D002080:Butterflies / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D018387:Codon, Initiator / Q000235:genetics; D018388:Codon, Terminator / Q000235:genetics; D049750:Genome, Insect / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D018387:Codon, Initiator; D018388:Codon, Terminator; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Apaturinae; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae; mitochondrial genome