Microplitis mediator isolate:Hebei Genome sequencing and assembly. Microplitis mediator isolate:Hebei

The parasitoid wasp Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a solitary larval endoparasitoid. It is an important biological agent for controlling a wide range of lepidopteran pests, including Helicoverpa armigera, Pseudaletia separata and Mamestra brassicae. We report the genome of parasitoid wasp M. mediator. Comparative genomics analysis of it with other insect genomes, result in the contraction and expansion of some gene families associated with immune-related genes, venom protein genes, cuticular protein genes, olfactory binding protein genes, chemosensory protein genes and so on.