Chromosome-level genome assembly of the predatory stink bug Arma custos

Yuqin Wang1, Yunfei Luo1, Yunkang Ge1

  • 1Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control of Yunnan Province, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, 650224, China.

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|April 23, 2024
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