Scientific Data (Jul 2024)

The chromosome-level genome assembly of Aphidoletes aphidimyza Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

  • Xiuxian Shen,
  • Jianfeng Jin,
  • Guoqiang Zhang,
  • Bin Yan,
  • Xiaofei Yu,
  • Huizi Wu,
  • Maofa Yang,
  • Feng Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03614-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Abstract Aphidoletes aphidimyza is widely recognized as an effective predator of aphids in agricultural systems. However, there is limited understanding of its predation mechanisms. In this study, we generated a high-quality chromosome level of the A. aphidimyza genome by combining PacBio, Illumina, and Hi-C data. The genome has a size of 192.08 Mb, with a scaffold N50 size of 46.85 Mb, and 99.08% (190.35 Mb) of the assembly is located on four chromosomes. The BUSCO analysis of our assembly indicates a completeness of 97.8% (n = 1,367), including 1,307 (95.6%) single-copy BUSCOs and 30 (2.2%) duplicated BUSCOs. Additionally, we annotated a total of 13,073 protein-coding genes, 18.43% (35.40 Mb) repetitive elements, and 376 non-coding RNAs. Our study is the first time to report the chromosome-scale genome for the species of A. aphidimyza. It provides a valuable genomic resource for the molecular study of A. aphidimyza.