abstract
the colorado potato beetle ( leptinotarsa decemlineata ) is one of the most notorious insect pests of potatoes globally. here, we generated a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of l. decemlineata using a combination of the pacbio hifi sequencing and hi-c scaffolding technologies. the genome assembly (−1,008 mb) is anchored to 18 chromosomes (17 xo), with a scaffold n50 of 58.32 mb. it contains 676 mb repeat sequences and 29,606 protein-coding genes. the chromosome-level genome assembly of l. decemlineata provides in-depth knowledge and will be a helpful resource for the beetle and invasive biology research communities.
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