Plectocynipinae Ros-Farré and Pujade-Villar, 2007 Araucocynips Buffington and Nieves-Aldrey, 2011 Pegascynips Brèthes, 1928 Plectocynips Díaz, 1976 World Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera): A Key to Higher- Level Groups Buffington, Matthew L. Forshage, Mattias Liljeblad, Johan Tang, Chang-Ti Noort, Simon van Insect Systematics and Diversity 2020 2020-07-01 4 4 1 1 69 Ros-Farre and Pujade-Villar 2007 [146,325,1222,1245] Insecta Figitidae Animalia Hymenoptera 61 62 Arthropoda subFamily Plectocynipinae  This is another small group of gall-associated Figitidaethat were considered members of the informal ‘figitoid inquiline’ group of Ronquist (1994; 1999). Ros-Farré and Pujade-Villar (2007)moved both  Plectocynipsand  Pegascynipsto Plectocynipinae. The group is very small, and is strongly associated with galls on  Nothofagusforests in temperate South America. While rare in collections, relatively large numbers can be obtained from careful rearing of galls, or canopy fogging  Nothofagus. Biology. Associated with  Aditrochusspecies(Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Ormocerinae) and unidentified hymenopterous gallers on  Nothofagusspp. (Fagaceae). Distribution. Neotropical Region; temperate South America. Relevant literature. Weld (1952)moved  Pegascynipsfrom Liopteridaeto Figitidae. Ros-Farré and Pujade-Villar (2007)described the subfamily.  Buffingtonand Nieves-Aldrey (2011)revised the subfamily. Buffingtonet al. (2007, 2012) investigated the phylogeny of the group. Classification.   Plectocynipinae Ros-Farré and Pujade-Villar, 2007   Araucocynips Buffington and Nieves-Aldrey, 2011; 2 species NT  PegascynipsBrèthes, 1928; 1 species NT   PlectocynipsDíaz, 1976; 3 species NT