Draft Genome assembly of the green-bronze dung beetle, Onthophagus orpheus

Dung beetles (Scarabaeinae) play critical ecological roles in nutrient cycling, soil modification, and parasite suppression, yet genomic resources for this diverse lineage remain limited. Here, we present a high-quality genome assembly for Onthophagus orpheus, an ecologically important dung beetle species within Scarabaeidae. The assembled genome is highly contiguous and exhibits strong completeness, as assessed by Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Ortholog (BUSCO) analyses, indicating robust representation of conserved protein-coding genes. Structural and functional annotation recovered a comprehensive gene set consistent with expectations for coleopteran genomes, which can serve as a resource for future work on the biology of Onthophagusand Scarabaeinae broadly.