title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Dixella aestivalis (Diptera: Nematocera: Dixidae).
abstract: Dixidae, meniscus midges, belong to the suborder Nematocera of the order Diptera. The family includes 197 known species classified in nine genera. The complete mitochondrial genome of the Dixella aestivalis (Meigen) from the United Kingdom is reported here, along with its annotation and comparison with the genome of an unidentified species of Dixella from China. The circular genome consists of 16 465 bp and has a gene content consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes and a non-coding, A + T-rich, control region. The mitochondrial genome of D. aestivalis can be used to identify genetic markers for species identification, and will be valuable for resolving phylogenetic relationships within the genus, family Dixidae and suborder Nematocera.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Life Sciences , Natural History Museum , London , UK.
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Briscoe
authors.affiliation: a Department of Life Sciences , Natural History Museum , London , UK.
authors.forename: Duncan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sivell
authors.affiliation: a Department of Life Sciences , Natural History Museum , London , UK.
authors.forename: Ralph E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Harbach
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D000073563:Culicomorpha / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D023061:Gene Order; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D059646:Genome Size; D049750:Genome, Insect; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D023281:Genomics; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Dixella; Nematocera; meniscus midges; mitochondrial genome