# Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Coelophora saucia (Mulsant, 1850) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

## TL;DR

This paper reports the full mitochondrial genome of Coelophora saucia and its evolutionary relationships with other beetles.

## Contribution

The study provides the first complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Coelophora saucia and its phylogenetic placement.

## Key findings

- The mitogenome of C. saucia is 18,068 bp long with 20.9% GC content.
- Phylogenetic analysis shows C. saucia is closely related to Propylea japonica and Propylea quattuordecimpunctata.

## Abstract

Coelophora saucia is an important natural enemy insect in agricultural production. We determined the complete mitochondrial genome of the C. saucia by high-throughput sequencing, and the mitogenome was 18,068 bp in length, with a GC content of 20.9%, encodes 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transporter RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes and with a non-coding control region. A phylogenetic tree was constructed using the maximum likelihood (ML) method, and the results indicated that the C. saucia was most closely related to Propylea japonica and Propylea quattuordecimpunctata.