A new genome sequence resource for five invasive fruit flies of agricultural concern: Ceratitis capitata, C. quilicii, C. rosa, Zeugodacus cucurbitae and Bactrocera zonata (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Abstract

Here, we present novel high quality genome assemblies for five invasive tephritid species of agricultural concern: <i>Ceratitis capitata</i>, <i>C. quilicii</i>, <i>C. rosa</i>, <i>Zeugodacus cucurbitae</i> and <i>Bactrocera zonata</i> (read depths between 65 and 78x). Three assemblies ( <i>C. capitata</i>, <i>C. quilicii</i> and <i>Z. cucurbitae</i>) were scaffolded with chromosome conformation data and annotated using RNAseq reads. For some species this is the first reference genome available ( <i>B. zonata</i>, <i>C. quilicii</i> and <i>C. rosa</i>), for others we have published improved annotated genomes ( <i>C. capitata</i> and <i>Z. cucurbitae</i>). Together, the new references provide an important resource to advance research on genetic techniques for population control, develop rapid species identification methods, and explore eco-evolutionary studies.