Abstract
Chrysina resplendens is a scarab beetle endemic to Central America. We present the whole genome sequence of this species. Illumina sequencing was performed on a genetic sample from a single captive individual. The reads were assembled using a de novo method followed by a series of references from related species for finishing. The raw and assembled data is publicly available via Genbank: Sequence Read Archive (SRR5170512) and Assembly (JAADJY000000000).