title: Sequencing and characterization of the Megachile sculpturalis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) mitochondrial genome.
abstract: The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Megachile sculpturalis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) has been reported in this study. This is the first sequenced mitogenome from the family Megachilidae. The sequenced region of this mitochondrial genome is determined to be 16 581 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, and a partial sequence of the AT-rich region, and the AT-rich region contains several characteristic repeated sequences. Additionally, we conducted a phylogenetic analysis using all the mitochondrial genomes of Apoidea that are available in Genbank. Bayesian method supported the monophyly of both Apidae and Colletidae. And Megachilidae was inferred as the sister group of Apidae.
authors.affiliation: a School of Life and Environmental Science , Gannan Normal University , Ganzhou , China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: b Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution (CAS) , Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Tianjuan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: c Forestry and Environmental Institute, Jiangxi Environmental Engineering Vocational College , Ganzhou , China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: c Forestry and Environmental Institute, Jiangxi Environmental Engineering Vocational College , Ganzhou , China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: b Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution (CAS) , Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.|c Forestry and Environmental Institute, Jiangxi Environmental Engineering Vocational College , Ganzhou , China.
authors.forename: Dunyuan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: b Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution (CAS) , Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Chaodong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001516:Bees / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D017344:Genes, Insect; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Hymenoptera; Megachile sculpturalis; Mitochondrial genome; Megachilidae