Defn: Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family Coccinellidæ.
APHILANTHROPY
Aph`i*lan"thro*py, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Want of love to mankind; — the opposite of philanthropy. Coxe.
APHIS
A"phis, n.; pl. Aphides. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphidæ, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.
Note: Besides the true males and females, there is a race of wingless asexual individuals which have the power of producing living young in rapid succession, and these in turn may produce others of the same kind for several generations, before sexual individuals appear. They suck the sap of plants by means of a tubular proboscis, and owing to the wonderful rapidity of their reproduction become very destructive to vegetation. Many of the Aphidæ excrete honeydew from two tubes near the end of the body.
APHIS LION
A"phis li"on. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvæ of the ladybugs (Coccinella).
APHLOGISTIC
Aph`lo*gis"*tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame.