Lyszkowski, RichardTelnov, DmitryBarclay, Maxwell2025-02-042025-02-042024-09-03: Lyszkowski R, Telnov D, Barclay MVL et al. The genome sequence of the Scarce Cardinal Beetle, Schizotus pectinicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 1; peer review: 1 approved] Wellcome Open Research 2024, 9:501 https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.22888.12398-502X10.12688/wellcomeopenres.22888.1http://hdl.handle.net/10141/623179We present a genome assembly from an individual female <ns3:italic>Schizotus pectinicornis</ns3:italic> (the Scarce Cardinal Beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Pyrochroidae). The genome sequence spans 181.10 megabases. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 9 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 16.59 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 12,605 protein-coding genes.enopenAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.enJournal Article2398-502XWellcome Open Research2025-01-019501-501