# The genome sequence of a small dung beetle,  Volinus sticticus (Panzer, 1798), formerly known as Aphodius sticticus

## TL;DR

This paper provides the genome sequence of a small dung beetle, including its chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA.

## Contribution

The study presents a high-quality genome assembly of the dung beetle Aphodius sticticus, including sex chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 628.40 megabases in total length.
- 98.96% of the assembly is scaffolded into 11 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial genome is 20.8 kilobases in length.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual male specimen of the small dung beetle,
Aphodius sticticus (Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 628.40 megabases. Most of the assembly (98.96%) is scaffolded into 11 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 20.8 kilobases in length.