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ArticleG3 (Bethesda, Md.)2026

Chromosome-level genome assembly of the Erythrina gall wasp, Quadrastichus erythrinae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae).

Y Miles Zhang, Justin Merondun, Renee L Corpuz, Angela N Kauwe, Scott M Geib, Sheina B Sim

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6 authors.

Y Miles ZhangTropical Pest Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Daniel K Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4801-8624
Justin MerondunTropical Plant Genetic Resources and Disease Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Daniel K Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5077-4096
Renee L CorpuzTropical Pest Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Daniel K Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720, United States.ORCID 0009-0005-6600-0788
Angela N KauweTropical Pest Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Daniel K Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3505-7472
Scott M GeibTropical Pest Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Daniel K Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9511-5139
Sheina B SimTropical Pest Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Daniel K Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0914-6914

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Oak Ridge Institute for Science and EducationUSDA-ARSUSDA-ARS SCINet
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Erythrina gall wasp, Quadrastichus erythrinae, is an invasive gall-inducing chalcidoid wasp and a major pest of the endemic wiliwili tree (Erythrina sandwicensis) in Hawai'i. As a foundation for associated research, we generated a chromosome-level genome assembly from a wild-collected female measuring <2 mm. The final assembly consists of 5 scaffolds representing the 5 autosomes totaling 399 Mb (N50 = 75.6 Mb) and 1 unplaced 16 kb contig. BUSCO analysis recovers 91.1% of conserved Hymenoptera orthologs, representing the first chromosome-scale genome for the genus Quadrastichus. Comparative genomic analyses reveal syntenic conservation across Hymenoptera despite deep evolutionary divergence, with strongest collinearity to the chalcidoid Nasonia vitripennis. Genome size variation is largely explained by repeat content, and Q. erythrinae exhibits high proportions of unclassified transposable elements similar to the cynipid gall inducer. We also assembled a complete genome of its endosymbiont, Wolbachia pipientis. Together, these genomic resources provide a foundation for comparative, evolutionary, and applied research aimed at managing this invasive pest.

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Chromosomes, InsectGenome, InsectWaspsAnimalsDNA Transposable ElementsFemaleGenome SizeGenomicsPhylogenyDNA Transposable ElementsChalcidoideagenome assemblyinsect pestsecondary phytophagyTetrastichinaeWolbachia

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PMID42030426
PMCPMC13334166

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