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ArticleGenome biology and evolution2024

Chromosome Structural Rearrangements in Invasive Haplodiploid Ambrosia Beetles Revealed by the Genomes of Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff) and Euwallacea similis (Ferrari) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae).

James R M Bickerstaff, Tom Walsh, Leon Court, Gunjan Pandey, Kylie Ireland, David Cousins, Valerie Caron, Thomas Wallenius, Adam Slipinski, Rahul Rane and 1 more

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James R M BickerstaffAustralian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5795-7896
Tom WalshEnvironment, CSIRO, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8425-0135
Leon CourtEnvironment, CSIRO, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3673-9504
Gunjan PandeyEnvironment, CSIRO, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3514-4624
Kylie IrelandDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development, South Perth, Western Australia 6151, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2337-3227
David CousinsDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development, South Perth, Western Australia 6151, Australia.ORCID 0009-0001-0042-6007
Valerie CaronHealth and Biosecurity, CSIRO, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3462-4607
Thomas WalleniusDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, GPO Box 858, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
Adam SlipinskiAustralian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1216-8068
Rahul RaneHealth and Biosecurity, CSIRO, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4616-6244
Hermes E EscalonaAustralian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3487-9474

Funding

ANIC-NRCA-CSIROResearchPlus CSIRO Early Research Career FellowshipZimmerman Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bark and ambrosia beetles are among the most ecologically and economically damaging introduced plant pests worldwide. Life history traits including polyphagy, haplodiploidy, inbreeding polygyny, and symbiosis with fungi contribute to their dispersal and impact. Species vary in their interactions with host trees, with many attacking stressed or recently dead trees, such as the globally distributed Euwallacea similis (Ferrari). Other species, like the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff), can attack over 680 host plants and is causing considerable economic damage in several countries. Despite their notoriety, publicly accessible genomic resources for Euwallacea Hopkins species are scarce, hampering our understanding of their invasive capabilities as well as modern control measures, surveillance, and management. Using a combination of long and short read sequencing platforms, we assembled and annotated high quality (BUSCO > 98% complete) pseudo-chromosome-level genomes for these species. Comparative macrosynteny analysis identified an increased number of pseudo-chromosome scaffolds in the haplodiploid inbreeding species of Euwallacea compared to diploid outbred species, due to fission events. This suggests that life history traits can impact chromosome structure. Further, the genome of E. fornicatus had a higher relative proportion of repetitive elements, up to 17% more, than E. similis. Metagenomic assembly pipelines identified microbiota associated with both species including Fusarium fungal symbionts and a novel Wolbachia strain. These novel genomes of haplodiploid inbreeding species will contribute to the understanding of how life history traits are related to their evolution and to the management of these invasive pests.

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Genome, InsectIntroduced SpeciesWeevilsAnimalsChromosomes, InsectColeopteraHaploidybark beetlesbiosecurityinsect genomicsinvasive speciesPolyphagous Shot Hole Borerweevils

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PMID39431789
PMCPMC11542627

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