On the taxonomy of the Conistra generic complex with descriptions of three new genera and a new species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae).

Three new genera of the Conistra Hbner generic complex are described: Marcinistra gen. n. (Type species: Conistra metallica Hreblay L. Ronkay, 1998), Baimistra gen. n. (Type species: Conistra (s. l.) baima Benedek, Babics Saldaitis, 2011) and Vargalorta gen. n. (Type species: Agrocholorta taiwanawae L. Ronkay, G. Ronkay, Gyulai Varga, 2017). A new species, Marcinistra leichina sp. n. is described from north-western Yunnan Province of China. The genus Suginistra L. Ronkay, G. Ronkay, Gyulai Varga, 2017 is considered to be closely related to Conistra. Seven new combinations are established: Marcinistra metallica (Hreblay L. Ronkay, 1998), comb. n., Baimistra baima (Benedek, Babics Saldaitis, 2011), comb. n., Baimistra pusilla (Benedek, Babics Saldaitis, 2011), comb. n., Vargalorta taiwanawae (L. Ronkay, G. Ronkay, Gyulai Varga, 2017), comb. n., Vargalorta nawae (Matsumura, 1926), comb. n., Vargalorta amamiensis (Shikata, 2015), comb. n. and Vargalorta kimurai (Shikata, 2015), comb. n. A check-list of valid taxa of the Conistra generic complex is provided. The genus Edentelorta L. Ronkay, G. Ronkay, Gyulai Varga, 2017 (Type species: Gortyna edentata Leech, 1889) is synonymised with Etlorta Kononenko, 2016 erected for the same type species: Etlorta Kononenko = Edentelorta L. Ronkay, G. Ronkay, Gyulai Varga, syn. n.; the combination of the type species of the genera is revised: Etlorta edentata (Leech, 1889), comb. rev. Adults, male and female genitalia of Marcinistra gen. n., Baimistra gen. n., Vargalorta gen. n., Suginistra and four subgenera of Conistra are illustrated.