Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Nothrus silvestris Nicolet, 1855 (Acari, Oribatida, Nothridae)

In this study, we report the complete mitogenome of Nothrus silvestris Nicolet, 1855 (Acari, Oribatida, Nothridae) sequenced from Illumina sequencing data. The full length of this mitogenome is 14,592 bp with the nucleotide composition A (41.0%), C (22.2%), G (13.1%), and T (23.7%). The N. silvestris mitogenome comprises 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a non-coding control region. To elucidate the phylogenetic position of N. silvestris, a phylogenetic tree of 77 mite species were analyzed by maximum likelihood (ML) methods. According to phylogenetic analysis based on 13 protein-coding genes of mitogenomes, N. silvestris and Nothrus reticulatus were found the most basal Crotonioidea in the given dataset. This mitogenome not only enriches the genetic information of Nothridae, but also will be useful in the phylogenic and evolutional studies on oribatid mites.