Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of a forensically important beetle, Ptomascopus plagiatus (Coleoptera: staphylinidae: silphinae)

Ptomascopus plagiatus (Ménétriés, 1854) is a forensically important silphid species. In this study, we report on the mitochondrial genome of P. plagiatus. The complete mitochondrial genome of P. plagiatus is 17556 bp and contains 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA genes, and a 2953 bp noncoding region. The nucleotide composition of P. plagiatus is biased toward A and T (A + T: 77.46%). Phylogenetic analysis based on mitogenomic data supports that P. plagiatus is closely related to (Nicrophorus nepalensis Hope, 1831 + Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783) within the subfamily Silphinae.