A rare or archaic term possibly referring to an aphid-eating creature, or confusion with antlion larvae.
Likely a historical variant or error combining 'aphis' (aphid) with 'lion,' possibly from early entomological texts where terminology was less standardized. This word appears obsolete in modern scientific literature.
Old scientific names sometimes sound like fantasy creatures—'aphislion' sounds like it could be a monster from a medieval bestiary, but it's just how early scientists named insects!
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