# The genome sequence of a cave beetle, Leptodirus hochenwartii F.J.Schmidt, 1832

## TL;DR

This paper reports the genome sequence of a cave beetle, including its chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA.

## Contribution

The study provides a high-quality genome assembly of Leptodirus hochenwartii, including sex chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 492.36 megabases long.
- 98.03% of the assembly is organized into 14 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial genome is 22.01 kilobases in length.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of
Leptodirus hochenwartii (cave beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Leiodidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 492.36 megabases. Most of the assembly (98.03%) is scaffolded into 14 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 22.01 kilobases in length.