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Athoplastus acutus
Athoplastus acutus is a species of click beetle (family Elateridae) endemic to the northwestern United States. First described as Aplastus acutus by Knull in 1946, it was later transferred to the genus Athoplastus by Etzler & Johnson in 2018. Among the four species in its genus, it is the most frequently collected and has the broadest known range. It is the only species in the genus with confirmed larval associations and ecological field observations.