elmis

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A genus of clavicorn beetles, of the family Parnidæ, having only five ventral segments and rounded anterior coxæ.
• noun E. condimentarius is so named from being said to be used for flavoring food in Peru. The genus is wide-spread, species occurring in Europe, Australia, and North and South America. There are 21 in North America and about twice as many in other countries.