The mitogenome of the bed bug Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2016;1(1):425-427. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1180268. Epub 2016 Jun 20.

Abstract

We report the extraction of a bed bug mitogenome from high-throughput sequencing projects originally focused on the nuclear genome of Cimex lectularius. The assembled mitogenome has a similar AT nucleotide composition bias found in other insects. Phylogenetic analysis of all protein-coding genes indicates that C. lectularius is clearly a member of a paraphyletic Cimicomorpha clade within the Order Hemiptera.

Keywords: Hemiptera; arthropods; blood feeding; pest; true bugs.