# The genome sequence of a dung beetle, Geotrupes spiniger (Marsham, 1802)

## TL;DR

This paper provides the genome sequence of the dung beetle Geotrupes spiniger, including chromosomal scaffolding and gene annotation.

## Contribution

The study presents a high-quality genome assembly with chromosomal-level scaffolding and gene annotation for Geotrupes spiniger.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 580.60 megabases long with 81.94% scaffolded into 12 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial genome is 21.66 kilobases in length.
- Gene annotation identified 12,820 protein-coding genes using Ensembl.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual male specimen of the dung beetle,
Geotrupes spiniger (Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Geotrupidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 580.60 megabases. Most of the assembly (81.94%) is scaffolded into 12 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 21.66 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 12,820 protein-coding genes.