Next-generation sequencing yields mitochondrial genome of Gordon (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from museum specimen.

We assembled and annotated the first complete mitochondrial genome of a species from the subfamily Microweiseinae, Gordon, a predator of scale insect pest. The circular mitogenome consists of 15,343 bp in length, including 13 PCGs, 22 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes, and exhibits the typical ladybird mitogenome structure. A phylogenetic analysis with the published mitogenomes of other 12 ladybirds is presented, which confirms the position of Microweiseinae as a sister group of Coccinellinae. The mitogenome could be a useful source to future studies in the relationships inside the subfamily and the genus.