# The genome sequence of the barkfly, Psococerastis gibbosa (Sulzer, 1776)

## TL;DR

This paper presents the genome sequence of the barkfly Psococerastis gibbosa, including chromosomal scaffolding and gene annotation.

## Contribution

The study provides a high-quality genome assembly and gene annotation for the barkfly Psococerastis gibbosa.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 409.21 megabases long, with 98.8% scaffolded into 10 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- Gene annotation identified 17,010 protein-coding genes using Ensembl.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of
Psococerastis gibbosa (barkfly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Psocoptera; Psocidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 409.21 megabases. Most of the assembly (98.8%) is scaffolded into 10 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 17.08 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 17,010 protein-coding genes.