Annotated genome assemblies for Geoscapheus dilatatus, Panesthia cribrata and Neogeoscapheus hanni

Genetic changes that enabled the evolution of eusociality have long captivated biologists. More recently, attention has focussed on the consequences of eusociality on genome evolution. Studies have reported higher molecular evolutionary rates in eusocial hymenopteran insects compared with their solitary relatives. To investigate the genomic consequences of eusociality in termites, we sequenced genomes from three of their non-eusocial cockroach relatives. Using a phylogenomic approach, we found that termite genomes experienced lower rates of synonymous mutations than those of cockroaches, possibly as a result of longer generation times. We identified higher rates of nonsynonymous mutations in termite genomes than in cockroach genomes, and identified pervasive relaxed selection in the former (24–31% of the genes analysed) compared with the latter (2–4%). We infer that this is due to a reduction in effective population size, rather than gene-specific effects (e.g., indirect selection of ca..., Three Blaberidae genomes (Geoscapheus dilatatus, Panesthia cribrata and Neogeoscapheus hanni) were sequenced and assembled to investigate the evolution of this group, and to provide genomic resources for studies on Blattodea. These genomes were assembled using a combination of linked-read, long-read and Hi-C data (the raw seqeunce data are avalable on the SRA database under BioSample accessions SAMN39450771, SAMN39450772 and SAMN39450773 for Geoscapheus dilatatus, Neogeoscapheus hanni and Panesthia cribrata respectively). Assembly methods are outlined in the associated manuscript. Briefly, an initial de novo Geoscapheus dilatatus genome assembly was generated using the program Supernova with linked-read stLFR data. Gaps were filled using the program TGS-GapCloser with low-coverage long-read PacBio HiFi data, and the assembly was subsequently scaffolded using the SALSA2 with Hi-C reads.
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This repository contains genome assemblies and associated annotations for three Blaberidae species: *Geoscapheus dilatatus*, *Neogeoscapheus hanni* and *Panesthia cribrata*.

The genome were assembled using a combination of linked-read, long-read and Hi-C data. An initial *Geoscapheus dilatatus* genome assembly was generated using linked-read data, then gaps were filled using low-coverage long-read data, and the assembly was subsequently scaffolded using Hi-C reads.

## Description of the data and file structure

Five files are available for each of the three species:

* Full genome assembly (fasta file)
* *Geoscapheus dilatatus* genome assembly: 'Geoscapheus-dilatatus_genome-assembly.fa'
* *Neogeoscapheus hanni* genome assembly: 'Neogeoscapheus-hanni_genome-assembly.fa'
* *Panesthia cribrata* genome assembly: 'Panesthia-cribrata_genome-assembly.fa'
* Genome annotation (gff3)
* *Geoscapheus dilatatus* genome anno...