The genome sequence of the 14-Spot Ladybird, Propylea quattuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
<ns3:p> We present a genome assembly from an individual male <ns3:italic>Propylea quattuordecimpunctata</ns3:italic> (14-Spot Ladybird; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Coccinellidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 579.30 megabases. Most of the assembly (96.58%) is scaffolded into 10 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 19.07 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland. </ns3:p>
Authors
- Duncan Sivell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9971-4453)
- Maxwell V. L. Barclay
- Olga Sivell
- Helen E. Roy
- Liam M. Crowley
- Tree of Life Core Informatics collective
- Peter M.J. Brown
Institutions
- Museum of London (GB)
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (GB)
- Science Oxford (GB)
- Anglia Ruskin University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Wellcome Open Research
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.26172.1
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Natural Environment Research Council