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The genome sequence of the Ornate Brigadier fly, Odontomyia ornata (Meigen, 1822)
Robert Wolton1, Martin Drake2,
1Independent entomologist, Okehampton, England, UK.
Wellcome Open Research
|December 29, 2025
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Odontomyia ornata (Ornate Brigadier; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Stratiomyidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 2,045.35 megabases. Most of the assembly (99.0%) is scaffolded into 7 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 16.12 kilobases.
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