# The genome sequence of a long-legged fly, Scellus notatus (Fabricius, 1781)

## TL;DR

This paper provides the genome sequence of the long-legged fly Scellus notatus, including a detailed assembly of its chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is the first genome assembly for Scellus notatus, including chromosomal pseudomolecules and mitochondrial genome.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 446.83 megabases long, with 99.72% scaffolded into 5 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial genome is assembled and is 17.7 kilobases in length.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from a female
Scellus notatus (long-legged fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Dolichopodidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 446.83 megabases. Most of the assembly (99.72%) is scaffolded into 5 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 17.7 kilobases in length.