Chromosome-level genome assembly of Ampulex clypecomplana Chen & Li (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae)

Abstract Ampulex clypecomplana Chen & Li, 2010 (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae) is an important predatory insect in Hymenoptera. However, molecular information about this predatory insect is currently limited. In this study, we employed ONT long-read sequencing, MGI-SEQ short-read sequencing, Hi-C seq...

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Main Authors: Dan Yue, Ziqi Wang, Zhizhi Liu, Chunhong Wang, Qiang Li, Li Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Data
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05676-4
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Summary:Abstract Ampulex clypecomplana Chen & Li, 2010 (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae) is an important predatory insect in Hymenoptera. However, molecular information about this predatory insect is currently limited. In this study, we employed ONT long-read sequencing, MGI-SEQ short-read sequencing, Hi-C sequencing and transcriptomic data to assemble the high-quality genome of A. clypecomplana. The genome assembly length was 338.43 Mb, with a Scaffold N50 length of 19.05 Mb. Our BUSCO analysis further confirmed the gene coverage completeness of the genome assembly to be 99.2%. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that A. clypecomplana appeared approximately 132 million years ago. We annotated 110.75 Mb of repetitive sequences, accounting for 32.72% of the entire genome. In A. clypecomplana, we identified 180 gene expansions and 1029 genes that underwent contraction or loss. The high-quality genome of A. clypecomplana provides a valuable genetic resource for future research in evolution, molecular biology, and applied studies.
ISSN:2052-4463