The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of <i>Cyanopterus ninghais</i> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

<i>Cyanopterus ninghais</i> is an important gregarious ectoparasitoid during the larval stage of <i>Monochamus alternatus</i>, a key vector for pine wilt disease in Asia. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>C. ninghais</i> was sequenced and analyzed. The mitochondrial genome of <i>C. ninghais</i> is 15,386 bp in length, comprising 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), and 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs). The nucleotide composition is 41.32% A, 8.29% G, 6.06% C, and 44.33% T. Phylogenetic trees of Braconidae were constructed using 13 PCG sequences <i>via</i> Bayesian inference (BI) and maximum likelihood (ML) analyses to determine their phylogenetic position. Both ML and BI analyses revealed that <i>C. ninghais</i> is closely related to <i>Euurobracon yokahamae</i>, <i>Virgulibracon endoxylaphagus</i>, and <i>Habrobracon hebetor</i>.