Cedar-beetle
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Sandalus randyi
Sandalus randyi is a species of click beetle relative in the family Rhipiceridae, described from Florida in 2018. It belongs to a small genus of beetles known for their distinctive appearance and association with wood-boring beetle larvae. The species was named in honor of Randy Hardy, a coleopterist who contributed significantly to the study of North American beetles. Like other members of Sandalus, it is likely a predator or parasitoid of wood-boring beetle larvae, though specific biological details for this species remain poorly documented.