Genomic Data of Thrips hawaiiensis

The Hawaiian flower thrips, <i>Thrips hawaiiensis</i>, is a common flower inhabiting pest of various horticultural plant species. It damages flowers and fruits by puncturing. <i>T. hawaiiensis</i> shows a rapidly developed resistance to chemical control. The lack of a high-quality reference genome limits our understanding of the genetics of <i>T. hawaiiensis</i>. Here, we sequenced the genome of <i>T. hawaiiensis</i> using Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology, Illumina, and Hi-C technology, yielding a genome assembly of 287.59 Mb with scaffold N50 of 13.84 Mb. BUSCO analysis demonstrated the <i>T. hawaiiensis</i> genome assembly has a high-level completeness of 98.7%. In total, 18,289 protein-coding genes and 26.69% repetitive elements were annotated. Our study presents the first high-quality genome assembly of <i>T. hawaiiensis</i> and lays the foundation for further studies on thrips genetic characteristics and pest management.

夏威夷花蓟马（Thrips hawaiiensis）是一类常见的栖息于多种园艺植物花部的害虫，通过刺吸方式为害花器与果实。该虫对化学防治已快速演化出抗药性，而高质量参考基因组的缺失，限制了学界对夏威夷花蓟马遗传学特性的认知。本研究采用牛津纳米孔测序（Oxford Nanopore）、Illumina及Hi-C技术对夏威夷花蓟马的基因组进行测序，最终获得总长287.59 Mb的基因组组装结果，其scaffold N50达13.84 Mb。通用单拷贝同源基因基准评估（BUSCO）分析结果显示，该基因组组装的完整度高达98.7%。本研究共注释得到18289个蛋白质编码基因，以及占基因组26.69%的重复序列元件。本研究首次获得夏威夷花蓟马的高质量基因组组装，为后续开展蓟马遗传学特性研究及害虫防控工作奠定了坚实基础。