The complete mitochondrial genome of the two-spotted cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) from South Korea

The complete mitochondrial genome of a two-spotted cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) from South Korea is determined and characterized in this study. The circular genome is 16,075 bp long, which consists of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and an A + T-rich region. It has a base composition of A (40.35%), G (9.09%), C (16.80%), and T (33.76%). The gene order is identical to the ancestral gene arrangement pattern generally shown in arthropods, with the exception of an inversion of trnN-trnS1-trnE into trnE - trnS1 - trnN . The maximum likelihood (ML) tree supports that G. bimaculatus is a distinct member of the monophyletic family Gryllidae.

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The study characterized the complete mitochondrial genome of Gryllus bimaculatus from South Korea, revealing its unique gene order and base composition, and molecular evidence supports it as a distinct member of the family Gryllidae.