The mitochondrial genome of Formicosepsis sp. (Diptera: Cypselosomatidae)

Abstract The mitochondrial genome of Formicosepsis sp. was sequenced and annotated as the first representative of family Cypselosomatidae and superfamily Nerioidea. The part mitochondrial genome of Formicosepsis sp. is 15,144？bp totally, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNAs, and 22 transfer RNAs, which has a similar gene structure with other published species of Diptera. The nucleotide composition biases toward A and T is 76.4% of the entirety. IQ-tree analysis revealed that the outgroups Anopheles oryzalimnetes and Simulium variegatum diverged from the rest. The Nerioidea represented by Formicosepsis sp. was sister group to Opomyzoidea. The Sciomyzoidea consisting of Sciomyzidae and Sepsidae is a monophyletic clade at the base of Acalyptratae