Advancement in sequencing the mitochondrial genome of Birmella discoidalisa Wei, 1994 (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) and the phylogenetic classification of Fenusini.

The nearly complete mitochondrial genome of Birmella discoidalisa Wei, 1994 has been sequenced and the genome was revised with more comprehensively sequenced to near completion. The new mitogenome sequences were constructed using two separate assembly approaches, both yielding consistent results. Compared with the sequence previously reported (MF197548.1), the trnI (+) and trnQ (-) genes were assembled, and the trnI (+)-trnQ (-) genes were rearranged compared with the ancestral type. The systematic classification of B. discoidalisa was examined to provide a basis for allocation into Tenthredinidae phylogeny.