The complete mitochondrial genome of Eoscarta assimilis (Hemipera: Cercopidae) and phylogenetic analysis of Cercopidae

The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Eoscarta assimilis (Uhler, 1896) was sequenced in the current paper. The total length of the mitogenome is 17,231 bp and it consists of 37 genes including 22 transfer RNA (tRNAs), 13 protein-coding (PCGs) and 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNAs). The 13 PCGs initiated with the start codon ATN, but ND4 started with TTG. All of the PCGs ended with TAA, apart from COX3 which terminated by incomplete TAG. A ML tree based on sequences of 15 complete mitogenomes (13 Cercopidae and 2 outgroup) suggests that E. assimilis is more closely related to the genus Callitettix. The phylogenetic analysis supports the monophyly of the family Cercopidae and the genus Cosmoscarta, and the paraphyly of the subfamily Callitettixinae. This mitogenome information for E. assimilis could facilitate future evolutionary studies to related insects.