Complete mitochondrial genome of the diving beetle, Cybister brevis Aubé, 1838 (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) from Jeju Island

• Published in: Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 295 - 299
• Main Authors: Oh, Dae-Ju, Ko, Min-Hee, Min, Dong-Won, Jung, Yong-Hwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.02.2024; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Bats; Biodiversity; Cybister; Cybister brevis; Dytiscidae; evolutionary history; Genes; Genomes; Insects; Mitochondrial DNA; mitochondrial genome; Morphology; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Physical characteristics; Proteins; Research centers; Software; Transfer RNA; mitochondrial genome; phylogeny; Cybister; Dytiscidae; evolutionary history
• ISSN: 2380-2359; 2380-2359
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2024.2317327

The mitochondrial genome of Aubé, 1838, is 16,198 bp long and includes 37 genes that are highly conserved in the family Dytiscidae. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all genera in Dytiscidae, except and , are monophyletic. The Hydroporini tribe was found to be polyphyletic and closely associated with the Hygrotini, Bidessini, and Hyphydrini tribes. Dytiscinae was found to be a highly divergent polyphyletic group comprising three distinct clades. This study also revealed that is closely related to and that the tribe Cybistrini diverged relatively early compared to other tribes in Hydroporinae. These findings are consistent with those of previous studies and provide new insights into the phylogeny of the Dytiscidae family, which has previously shown discrepancies between morphological characteristics and molecular data. The genome-level analyses conducted in this study serve as a valuable foundation for future investigations into the Dysticidae evolutionary history.