The first mitochondrial genome of <i>Meroplius fukuharai</i> (Diptera: Sepsidae)

<i>Meroplius fukuharai</i> is an important sanitary and ecological resource insect. We sequenced and annotated the mitogenome of <i>Meroplius fukuharai</i> which is the first representative of the genus <i>Meroplius</i> with nearly complete mitochondrial data. This mitogenome is 14,803 bp long, which consists of 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and two ribosomal RNA genes. All genes have a conservational arrangement with other published species of Sepsidae. Our results also supported the monophyly of Sepsidae, and the genus <i>Meroplius</i> is more closely related to genus <i>Sepsis</i>, <i>Microsepsis</i>, and <i>Archisepsis</i>.福原美跗芒蝇（Meroplius fukuharai）是重要的卫生与生态资源昆虫。本研究对该物种的线粒体基因组（mitogenome）进行了测序与注释，其为美跗芒蝇属（Meroplius）首个获得近乎完整线粒体数据的代表类群。该线粒体基因组全长14803 bp，包含22个转运RNA基因、13个蛋白质编码基因（PCGs）以及2个核糖体RNA基因。所有基因的排列模式与已发表的小粪蝇科（Sepsidae）其他物种均保持保守一致。本研究结果同时支持了小粪蝇科的单系性，且美跗芒蝇属与Sepsis属（Sepsis）、Microsepsis属（Microsepsis）以及Archisepsis属（Archisepsis）的亲缘关系更为接近。