# The genome sequence of the Asparagus Beetle, Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758)

## TL;DR

This paper presents the genome sequence of the Asparagus Beetle, including its chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA, with over 26,000 protein-coding genes identified.

## Contribution

The study provides the first genome assembly of the Asparagus Beetle, including chromosomal scaffolding and gene annotation.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 639.30 megabases long, with 93.04% scaffolded into 9 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial genome is 15.76 kilobases in length and has been fully assembled.
- Gene annotation identified 26,673 protein-coding genes using the Ensembl platform.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual male specimen of
Crioceris asparagi (Asparagus Beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 639.30 megabases. Most of the assembly (93.04%) is scaffolded into 9 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.76 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 26,673 protein-coding genes.