Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Blaps rynchopetera Fairmaire (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Dali.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Blaps rynchopetera Fairmaire (GenBank accession number MN267802) from Dali city consists of a circular DNA molecule of 16,766 bp (with 72.01% A + T content), which is longer than that of the mitogenome of B. rynchopetera from Kunming. The mitogenome comprises 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and 2 rDNA genes. The protein-coding genes have typical ATN (Met) initiation codons, and are terminated by typical TAN stop codons. A phylogenetic tree generated by the neighbour-joining method showed that B. rynchopetera is closely related to Platydema sp. PLA01, which has the potential for medicinal development.