The genome sequence of a small dung beetle,  <i>Volinus sticticus</i> (Panzer, 1798), formerly known as <i>Aphodius sticticus</i>

We present a genome assembly from an individual male specimen of the small dung beetle, <i>Aphodius sticticus</i> (Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 628.40 megabases. Most of the assembly (98.96%) is scaffolded into 11 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 20.8 kilobases in length.