The complete mitochondrial genome of Paracymoriza distinctalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

AbstractThe complete mitochondrial genome of Paracymoriza distinctalis (Leech, 1889) has been determined in this article. The mitochondrial genome of P. distinctalis was 15,354 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes and an A + T-rich region. All PCGs start with ATN codon, except for COI, which begins with CGA. Eleven PCGs stop with typical stop codon TAA. But ND5 and COII use incomplete stop codon T. All the 22 tRNAs have the typical clover-leaf structure except for tRNASer(AGN) lacking the dihydrouridine (DHU) stem. There were several conserved motifs in the intergenic region between tRNASer(UCN) and ND1 and the A + T-rich region of P. distinctalis.