Cynipencyrtus is a genus of parasatoid chalcid wasps.UCD Community. 2023. Universal Chalcidoidea Database Website Cynipencyrtus Ishii, 1928 Accessed on 2026-1-19 The genus was originally placed in the family Encyrtidae then moved to Tanaostigmatidae before being placed in its own family: Cynipencyrtidae, which it remains the sole genus of.
Members of the genus are primary parasatoids of gall wasps with C. flavus parasitizing Dryocosmus kuriphilus and Andricus species. The exact host of C. Indicus is unknown however, the species was collected from a forest of Quercus leucotrichophora.Singh, Sudhir. (2008). First Record of the Genus Cynipencyrtus Ishii (Hymenoptera: Tanaostimatidae) from India with description of a new species from Garhwal Himalayas. Annals of Entomology. 26. 59-63.
Cynipencyrtus flavus can be found in Japan and China while C. indicus is found in India. Their bodies are entirely a non-metallic yellow or orange except for a brown gaster on the female.
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