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.