# The genome sequence of a digger wasp, Ectemnius lituratus (Panzer,1805)

## TL;DR

This paper presents the genome sequence of the digger wasp Ectemnius lituratus, including chromosomal scaffolding and gene annotation.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is the first genome assembly of Ectemnius lituratus, including mitochondrial genome and gene annotation.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly spans 235.1 megabases and is scaffolded into 13 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial genome is 29.67 kilobases long and has been assembled.
- Gene annotation identified 9,724 protein coding genes using Ensembl.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual female
Ectemnius lituratus (a digger wasp; Arthropoda; Insecta; Hymenoptera; Crabronidae). The genome sequence is 235.1 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 13 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 29.67 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 9,724 protein coding genes.