Austrocynipidae Riek, 1971 Ibaliidae Thomson, 1862 †Protimaspidae Liu & Engel, 2007 †Stolamissidae Liu & Engel, 2007 Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895 †Gerocynipidae Liu & Engel, 2007 Figitidae Thomson, 1962 Cynipidae Latreille, 1802 Paraulacidae Nieves-Aldrey & Liljeblad, 2009 Diplolepididae Latreille, 1802 The Cynipoidea are a moderate-sized hymenopteran superfamily that presently includes seven extant families and three extinct families, though others have been recognized in the past.

The most familiar members of the group are phytophagous, especially as gall-formers, though the actual majority of included species are parasitoids or hyperparasitoids.

They are typically glossy, dark, smooth wasps with somewhat compressed bodies and somewhat reduced wing venation.

It is common for various metasomal segments to be fused in various ways (often diagnostic for families or subfamilies), and the petiole is very short, when present.

[2] Several groups formerly included in Cynipidae were elevated to family status in 2023.