The first mitochondrial genome for the butterfly family Riodinidae(Abisara fylloides) and its systematic implications  

作　　者：Fang ZHAO Dun-Yuan HUANG Xiao-Yan SUN Qing-Hui SHI Jia-Sheng HAO Lan-Lan ZHANG Qun YANG 

机构地区：[1]College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University [2]College of Forestry, Jiangxi Environmental Engineering Vocational College [3]Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

出　　处：《Zoological Research》2013年第5期I0001-I0011,共11页动物学研究（英文）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41172004);Provincial Key Projects of the Natural Science Foundation in the Colleges of Anhui province(KJ2010A142);Opening Funds from the State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy,Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology,Chinese Academy of Sciences(104143);the Program for Innovative Research Teams in Anhui Normal University

摘　　要：The Riodinidae is one of the lepidopteran butterfly families. This study describes the complete mitochondrial genome of the butterfly species Abisara fylloides, the first mitochondrial genome of the Riodinidae family. The results show that the entire mitochondrial genome of A. fylloides is 15301 bp in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a 423 bp A＋T-rich region. The gene content, orientation and order are identical to the majority of other lepidopteran insects. Phylogenetic reconstruction was conducted using the concatenated 13 protein-coding gene （PCG） sequences of 19 available butterfly species covering all the five butterfly families （Papilionidae, Nymphalidae, Peridae, Lycaenidae and Riodinidae）. Both maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses highly supported the monophyly of Lycaenidae＋Riodinidae, which was standing as the sister of Nymphalidae. In addition, we propose that the riodinids be categorized into the family Lycaenidae as a subfamilial taxon.The Riodinidae is one of the lepidopteran butterfly families. This study describes the complete mitochondrial genome of the butterfly species Abisara fylloides, the first mitochondrial genome of the Riodinidae family. The results show that the entire mitochondrial genome of A. fylloides is 15301 bp in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a 423 bp A＋T-rich region. The gene content, orientation and order are identical to the majority of other lepidopteran insects. Phylogenetic reconstruction was conducted using the concatenated 13 protein-coding gene （PCG） sequences of 19 available butterfly species covering all the five butterfly families （Papilionidae, Nymphalidae, Peridae, Lycaenidae and Riodinidae）. Both maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses highly supported the monophyly of Lycaenidae＋Riodinidae, which was standing as the sister of Nymphalidae. In addition, we propose that the riodinids be categorized into the family Lycaenidae as a subfamilial taxon.

关 键 词：Abisarafylloides Mitochondrial genome Riodinidae Systematic implication 

分 类 号：Q943[生物学—植物学] Q969.438.1