The mitochondrial genome of a parasitic Wasp, Chouioia cunea Yang (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Chouioia cunea Yang is a parasitic wasp and natural enemy of several lepidopteran pests during their pupal stage. It plays an important role in the biological control of many quarantine pest in the entire world. Mitochondrial DNA has many characteristics which make it highly useful in studies of molecular evolution, phylogenetics and population genetics. In this study, the complete mitogenome of C. cunea was sequenced and analysed for the first time, and the phylogenetic analysis confirmed the taxonomic classification of C. cunea. the results of this study can provide essential and important DNA molecular data for further phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis of Chalcidoidea.

周氏啮小蜂（Chouioia cunea Yang）是一类寄生蜂，可作为多种鳞翅目害虫蛹期的天敌。该物种在全球范围内诸多检疫性害虫的生物防治中发挥着重要作用。线粒体DNA具备诸多独特特性，使其在分子进化、系统发育学及种群遗传学研究中具有极高的应用价值。本研究首次完成了C. cunea完整线粒体基因组的测序与分析，通过系统发育分析验证了该物种的分类地位。本研究结果可为小蜂总科（Chalcidoidea）后续的系统发育与进化研究提供不可或缺的重要DNA分子数据。