The genome sequence of the Violet Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1785): a hymenopteran species undergoing range expansion.

Will J. Nash; Angela Man; Seanna J. McTaggart; Kendall Baker; Tom Barker; Leah Catchpole; Alex Durrant; Karim Gharbi; Naomi Irish; Gemy Kaithakottil; Debby Ku; Aaliyah Providence; Felix Shaw; David Swarbreck; Chris Watkins; Ann M. Mc Cartney; Giulio Formenti; Alice Mouton; Noel Vella; Björn M. von Reumont; Adriana Vella; Wilfried Haerty

doi:10.1038/s41437-024-00720-2

GenomicsHereditySep 15, 2024

Peer-reviewed journal article

The genome sequence of the Violet Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1785): a hymenopteran species undergoing range expansion.

Will J. Nash iD, Angela Man iD, Seanna J. McTaggart iD, Kendall Baker iD, Tom Barker iD, Leah Catchpole iD, Alex Durrant iD, Karim Gharbi iD, Naomi Irish iD, Gemy Kaithakottil iD, Debby Ku iD, Aaliyah Providence iD, Felix Shaw iD, David Swarbreck iD, Chris Watkins, Ann M. Mc Cartney iD, Giulio Formenti iD, Alice Mouton iD, Noel Vella iD, Björn M. von Reumont iD, Adriana Vella iD, Wilfried Haerty iD

Abstract

We present a reference genome assembly from an individual male Violet Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea, Linnaeus, 1758). The assembly is 1.02 gigabases in span. 48% of the assembly is scaffolded into 17 pseudo-chromosomal units. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 21.8 kilobases in length. The genome is highly repetitive, likely representing a highly heterochromatic architecture expected of bees from the genus Xylocopa. We also use an evidence-based methodology to annotate 10,152 high confidence coding genes. This genome was sequenced as part of the pilot project of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) and represents an important addition to the genomic resources available for Hymenoptera.

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