The genome sequence of a picture-winged fly, <i>Melieria picta</i> (Meigen, 1826) (Diptera: Ulidiidae)

We present a genome assembly from an individual male <i>Melieria picta</i> (picture-winged fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Ulidiidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 423.82 megabases and 429.48 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (98.49%) is scaffolded into 4 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.78 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.