DToL project

Robber fly *Laphria gibbosa* feeding on a bumblebee. The species represents one of the reference genome assemblies to be produced under the DToL project. Photo by Jaakko Pohjoismäki.

The Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) project aims to generate reference-quality genomes for all eukaryotic species occurring in the British Isles and Ireland. We have contributed to the project by providing samples from taxa that are rare in the British Isles and for which obtaining high-quality material is challenging.

Reference genomes produced by DToL from species collected in Finland to date include:

True bugs (Heteroptera)

A species of flat bug (Aradus truncatus)

Robber flies (Asilidae)

Pied-winged robber fly (Pamponerus germanicus) – genome completed, publication forthcoming

Northern robber fly (Rhadiurgus variabilis) – genome completed, publication forthcoming

Ginger robber fly (Choerades gilvus) – genome completed, publication forthcoming

Elegant robber fly (Cyrtopogon pulchripes) – genome completed, publication forthcoming

Window flies (Scenopinidae)

Jere’s window fly (Scenopinus jerei)

Bee flies (Bombyliidae)

Systoechus ctenopterus – genome completed, publication forthcoming

Moorland Villa (Villa occulta) – genome completed, publication forthcoming

Horse flies (Tabanidae)

Golden horse fly (Atylotus fulvus) – genome completed, publication forthcoming

Thick-headed flies (Conopidae)

Myopa buccata – genome completed, publication forthcoming

Parasitic flies (Tachinidae)

Lecanipa bicincta – genome completed, publication forthcoming

Demoticus plebejus – genome completed, publication forthcoming