In particular, the degree of sclerotization of sternite IX and of the terminal papillae of " M . aglaella " is distinctly weaker than that of " M . paykullella ".
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Males of the former subgenus are characterized by possessing an extremely long virga with needle-like sclerotization, species of the later characterized by a short virga and a weakly developed crista dorsalis in the adult male hypopygium ( Stur and Ekrem 2015 ).