{{Short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | name = Red cross beetle | image = Red Cross Beetle imported from iNaturalist photo 56834652 on 9 November 2023.jpg | taxon = Collops balteatus | authority = LeConte, 1852 }}
'''''Collops balteatus''''', commonly known as the '''red cross beetle''', is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. It is found in the south-central United States and Mexico.<ref name=bugguide/>
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=bugguide> {{Cite web| title=''Collops balteatus'' species Information | url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/259530 | website=BugGuide.net | access-date=2021-09-06 }}</ref> }}
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Category:Melyridae Category:Beetles of North America Category:Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte Category:Beetles described in 1852
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