title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the butterfly Herona marathus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Herona marathus was sequenced and analyzed in the study. The mitogenome is 15 487 bp in size, including 37 genes and a putative control region. Thirteen protein-coding genes (PCGs) all start with a typical ATN codon, expect that COI gene uses CGA as its initial codon. Majority of the 13 PCGs have a complete termination codon (TAA or TAG) except for COII and ND4 have a single T-- residue. All tRNAs have typical clover-leaf secondary structure, except for tRNASer(AGN), in which the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm is a simple loop. Bayesian analyses support the monophyly of butterflies and recover high supports for the following family level relationships: (Papilionidae + Hesperioidea + (Pieridae + Lycaenidae + (Danaidae + Nymphalidae))).
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Plant Protection, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Taiyuan , China.
authors.forename: Juping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Plant Protection, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Taiyuan , China.
authors.forename: Shanbin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xuan
authors.affiliation: b 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 , and.
authors.forename: Liangming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: c College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University , Wuhu , Anhui , China.
authors.forename: Jiasheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Plant Protection, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Taiyuan , China.
authors.forename: Tianwen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002080:Butterflies / Q000235:genetics*; D018387:Codon, Initiator / Q000235:genetics; D018388:Codon, Terminator / Q000235:genetics; D049750:Genome, Insect / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D018387:Codon, Initiator; D018388:Codon, Terminator; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Herona marathus; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae; mitochondrial genome