Draft genome assembly of the green-bronze dung beetle, Onthophagus orpheus

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Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) are ecologically important insects, yet genomic resources for this diverse lineage remain limited. Here, we present a high-quality genome assembly for Onthophagus orpheus, an understudied species that is abundant in urban forests in the eastern United States. The assembled genome is a scaffold-level assembly, with a high degree of genic completeness as assessed by Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Ortholog analyses, indicating robust representation of conserved protein-coding genes. Structural and functional annotation recovered a comprehensive gene set consistent with expectations for coleopteran genomes. This genome assembly provides an important resource for future work on the behavioral ecology and population genetics of Onthophagus orpheus, specifically, and Scarabaeidae more broadly.

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@article{bradshaw2026draft,
  title = {{Draft genome assembly of the green-bronze dung beetle, Onthophagus orpheus}},
  author = {Alexander J Bradshaw and Javier F Tabima and Erin L McCullough},
  journal = {G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.1093/g3journal/jkag256},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkag256},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Draft genome assembly of the green-bronze dung beetle, Onthophagus orpheus
AU  - Alexander J Bradshaw
AU  - Javier F Tabima
AU  - Erin L McCullough
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/16
JO  - G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics
DO  - 10.1093/g3journal/jkag256
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkag256
AB  - Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) are ecologically important insects, yet genomic resources for this diverse lineage remain limited. Here, we present a high-quality genome assembly for Onthophagus orpheus, an understudied species that is abundant in urban forests in the eastern United States. The assembled genome is a scaffold-level assembly, with a high degree of genic completeness as assessed by Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Ortholog analyses, indicating robust representation of conserved protein-coding genes. Structural and functional annotation recovered a comprehensive gene set consistent with expectations for coleopteran genomes. This genome assembly provides an important resource for future work on the behavioral ecology and population genetics of Onthophagus orpheus, specifically, and Scarabaeidae more broadly.
SN  - 2160-1836
ER  -

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