Aristobiareticulator (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is also known as guava trunk borer,litchi stem borer or litchi longhorn beetle. It is as an important pest of guava and now litchi in India. This pest has been distributed in many countries (Nepal, India, China, and Vietnam). In India, it is mainly restricted to Northeastern region of the country. Despite its economic importance, there has been no molecular data available for A. reticulatorwhich includes complete lack of the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene that is widely used in DNA barcoding for reliable identification of species. To address this issue and to generate the genomic resources especially for the coleopteran family, Cerambycidae, a complete mitochondrial genome was successfully sequenced and characterized, said Dr. G. T. Behere Principal Scientist (Agril Entomology) and Principal Investigator of the Project. The size of complete mitochondrial genome of A.reticulatorwas determined to be 15838 bp long and circular in nature and has total of 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes and one control region (A+T-rich region). The gene arrangement and orientations of assembled mitogenome were identical to the published mitogenomes of coleopteran insect species. This is the first complete mitogenome of the coleopteran family cerambycidae from India. The complete annotated genome has been submitted to the NCBI vide GenBank Accession Number: MK423971 and published in the research journal Mitochondrial DNA Part B.The work was funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi for the Project No. Agri./2012/161 under its twinning program for the North East Region.
Corresponding Author: Dr G. T. Behere, Principal Scientist (Agril Entomology) & Principal Investigator, DBT project (ganeshbehere@gmail.com)
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