''Exalphus confusus'' is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

in the family

Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...

. Along with ''

Exalphus spilonotus ''Exalphus spilonotus'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are charac ...

'' and four other beetles of the genus, the beetle was discovered in Brazil as a means to further describe the beetles of the genus in a study headed by the Universidad Federal de Paraná in 2001.Synopsis of the genus Exalphus Restello, Iannuzzi & Marinoni (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), with description of a new species and new country records pg. 1

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14832723 Acanthoderini Beetles described in 2001