| Summary: | The species of genus Geron are easily to be found in arid area, more species were reported from Afrontropical than other regions. Their potential use as important pollinators and natural enemy insect, especially in the desert and semidesert region. In this study, the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the bee fly, Geron pallipilosus, has been annotated for the first time in the family. The circular genome is 15,588 bp in length with an A + T content of 75.5%, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, two ribosomal RNAs and a partial control region (633 bp). All genes have the similar locations and strands with that of other published Diptera. It is the first time to published the whole mitochondrial DNA for the family. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that G. pallipilosus is closely related to Leptogaster longicauda and Satanas sp. which belong to the family Asilidae. Our results show the location of Bombyliidae in the Brachycera, and provide data for further study of phylogeny in Diptera.
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