The mitochondrial genome of Asyndetus clavipes (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

The long-legged fly Asyndetus clavipes belongs to the subfamily Diaphorinae of Dolichopodidae. The mitogenome of A. clavipes was sequenced, the first representative complete mitogenome from this subfamily. This mitogenome is 15,385 bp in size, includes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, and two ribosomal RNAs. All genes have the same location and coding strand as in other published species of Dolichopodidae. Nucleotide composition is biased toward A and T, which together made up 78.6% of the entire genome. Bayesian inference strongly supported the monophyly of Empidoidea, Empididae and Dolichopodidae, with the phylogenetic relationships within Empidoidea: ((Dolichopodinae + Neurigoninae) + Diaphorinae) + ((Trichopezinae + (Empidinae + Oreogetoninae)) + Ocydromiinae).

Automated summary

The mitogenome of the long-legged fly Asyndetus clavipes, representing the subfamily Diaphorinae, is the first complete mitogenome sequenced within this subfamily. It has a high bias towards A and T nucleotides, and shares consistent phylogenetic relationships with other species within the family Dolichopodidae.