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ArticleScientific data2026

Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of two Asian bumble bees.

Jixiang Cui, Ye Xu, Jiyao Liu, Xinyang Zhang, Zhaoyang Chen, Wanhu Yang, Jin Ge, Cheng Sun, Yifan Zhai, Zhimin Chang and 6 more

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Jixiang CuiDepartment of Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Ye XuInternational Research Center of Cross-Border Pest Management in Central Asia, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Special Species Conservation and Regulatory Biology, College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China.
Jiyao LiuDepartment of Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Xinyang ZhangDepartment of Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Zhaoyang ChenDepartment of Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Wanhu YangDepartment of Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Jin GeState Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Cheng SunCollege of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-9224
Yifan ZhaiInstitute of Plant Protection, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Zhimin ChangInstitute of Entomology, Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Developing and Utilizing of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Lixia TianInstitute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yuange DuanDepartment of Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2311-9859
Fan SongDepartment of Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Wanzhi CaiDepartment of Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Hu LiDepartment of Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. lih@cau.edu.cn.
Li TianDepartment of Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. ltian@cau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7288-9676

Funding

China Agricultural University (CAU) 2115 Talent Development ProgramNational Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32370487
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The bumblebee Bombus patagiatus Nylander, 1848 and Bombus lantschouensis Vogt, 1908 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) are ecologically important bumble bee species native to East Asia, with considerable value for agricultural pollination and domestication. Despite their ecological and economic relevance, the lack of high-quality genomic resources has hindered in-depth investigations into their genetic architecture and evolutionary adaptations. Here, we present chromosome-level genome assemblies for both species, generated using a combination of PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing, Illumina short-read resequencing, and Hi-C scaffolding. The assembled genomes span 240.28 Mb (B. patagiatus) and 241.30 Mb (B. lantschouensis), with 94.38% and 94.00% of sequences anchored to 18 chromosomes, respectively. Genome annotation identified 17,351 and 16,023 protein-coding genes in B. patagiatus and B. lantschouensis, along with comprehensive repetitive element characterization. Both assemblies exhibit exceptional completeness, with BUSCO scores exceeding 99%, confirming their high quality and reliability. These genomic resources provide a critical foundation for future research on bumble bee evolution, population genetics, and the molecular basis of domestication traits.

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BeesChromosomes, InsectGenome, InsectAnimalsDatasets as TopicMaleMolecular Sequence Annotation

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