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Yuanjia Zhong1,2,3, Jiaqi Yun1,2,3, Lin Qi1,2,3
1Key Laboratory of Special Environments Biodiversity Application and Regulation in Xinjiang, School of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China.
Abstract:
This study reports the complete mitochondrial genome (15,610 bp) of Stauroderus scalaris, a grasshopper species from Xinjiang, China, which comprises 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a control region. Phylogenetic analysis confirms its close evolutionary relationship with the genera Gomphocerus and Gomphocerippus, supporting its placement within the tribe Gomphocerini. These findings enrich the available mitochondrial genome resources for grasshoppers and provide valuable molecular data for subsequent research on the phylogeny and evolutionary history of the subfamily Gomphocerinae.
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