The genome sequence of the Vagrant Hoverfly, Eupeodes corollae (Fabricius, 1794)

Sivell, Duncan; Sivell, Olga; Hawkes, Will; Wotton, Karl R.

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“…This makes them a potentially useful species for integrated pest management (IPM) approaches. E. luniger is a migrant hoverfly, as is the similar Eupeodes corollae ( Sivell et al , 2023 ), but may have a more resident population as peaks in abundance are seen earlier in the spring as well as in the summer ( Ball & Morris, 2015 ; Hlaváček et al , 2022 ). This is the first whole genome sequence for Eupeodes luniger , and we believe that the sequence described here, generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, will further aid understanding of the biology and ecology of this hoverfly.…”

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The genome sequence of the Common Spotted Hoverfly, Eupeodes luniger (Meigen, 1822)

Hawkes,

Wotton

2023

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The genome sequence of the Common Spotted Hoverfly, Eupeodes luniger (Meigen, 1822)

Hawkes,

Wotton

2023

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Chromosome-level genome assembly of marmalade hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Ji,

Gao,

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Episyrphus balteatus can provide dual ecosystem services including pest control and pollination, which the larvae are excellent predators of aphid pest whereas adults are efficient pollinator. In this study, we assembled a high-quality genome of E. balteatus from northern China geographical population at the chromosome level by using Illumina, PacBio long reads, and Hi-C technologies. The 467.42 Mb genome was obtained from 723 contigs, with a contig N50 of 9.16 Mb and Scaffold N50 of 118.85 Mb, and 90.25% (431.75 Mb) of the assembly was anchored to 4 pseudo-autosomes and one pseudoheterosome. In total, 14,848 protein-coding genes were annotated, and 95.14% of genes were fully represented in NR, GO, KEGG databases. Besides, we also obtained the mitochondrial genome of E. balteatus of 16, 837 bp in length with 37 typical mitochondrial genes. Overall, this high-quality genome is valuable for evolutionary and genetic studies of E. balteatus and other Syrphidae hoverfly species. Background & SummaryEpisyrphus balteatus, also known as the marmalade hoverfly, acts as pollinator and predator, which the larvae can control aphid pests and adults feeding on pollen and nectar, can be used as pollinators in plants (Fig. 1a). As a long-distance migratory insect, it travels high above between high-and low-latitude regions seasonally each year, transports billions of pollen grains, consumes trillions of aphids, and make billions of flower visits on the annual fluxes 1 . Considering that the populations of many pollinator insects, especially bees (Fig. 1b), are seriously declining 2 . Hoverflies including E. balteatus are becoming more important in the ecosystem 3 . To date, plentiful studies about genome, reproduction, behavior, and phylogenetic relationship have been performed on various hoverfly species. However, the lack of high-quality reference genomes has hindered deeper gene function exploration of this species.In this study, we propose a high-quality genome-assembly at chromosome level and conduct a whole life cycle transcriptome of E. balteatus using a combination of Illumina short-read sequencing, PacBio continuous long read (CLR), and chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) techniques (Table 1). Through CLR sequencing, 8,740, 850 continuous long reads with N50 of 39.791 kb were obtained, and then a total of 517.92 Mb genome was assembled from 729 contigs with a contig N50 of 9.16 Mb (Tables 2, 3). In Hi-C strategy, 90.25% (467.42 Mb) of the assembly was anchored to 4 chromosomes (Table 4) with a scaffold N50 of 118.85 Mb (Tables 2, 3), while Contig 1996 was proved as the pseudo-X chromosome via whole-genome synteny with other hoverfly species

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The genome sequence of the Vagrant Hoverfly, Eupeodes corollae (Fabricius, 1794)

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The genome sequence of the Common Spotted Hoverfly, Eupeodes luniger (Meigen, 1822)

The genome sequence of the Common Spotted Hoverfly, Eupeodes luniger (Meigen, 1822)

Chromosome-level genome assembly of marmalade hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus (Diptera: Syrphidae)

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