Compounds of the general formula in which R 1 represents hydrogen, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxycarbonyl, cyano-C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 3)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C 1 -C 3)-alkyl, the chemical grouping A 1 represents CR 2 or nitrogen, A 2 represents CR 3 or nitrogen, A 3 represents CR 4 or nitrogen and A 4 represents CR 5 or nitrogen, but where not more than three of the chemical groupings A 1 to A 4 simultaneously represent nitrogen; R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 independently of one another represent hydrogen, halogen, CN, NO 2, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 -halocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 -alkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylamino, N, N -di-C 1 -C 6 alkylamino, N -C 1 -C 6 -alkylaminocarbonyl, N -C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkylaminocarbonyl or (C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy)carbonyl; if none of the groupings A 2 and A 3 represents nitrogen, R 3 and R 4 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached may form a 5- or 6-membered ring which contains 0, 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms and/or 0 or 1 oxygen atom and/or 0 or 1 sulphur atom, or if none of the groupings A 1 and A 2 represents nitrogen, R 2 and R 3 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached may form a 6-membered ring which contains 0, 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms; W represents oxygen or sulphur; R 6 represents hydrogen, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 3)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C 1 -C 3)-alkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 3 -alkyl) -C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl and (C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl) -C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxycarbonyl; Q represents E represents a bond, -CH 2 -, S, SO, SO 2, -S-CH 2 -,-SO-CH 2 -, -SO 2- CH2-, -CH 2 -S-CH 2 -, -CH 2 -SO-CH 2 -,-CH 2 SO 2 -CH 2 -, -S-CH 2 -CH 2 -, -SO-CH 2 -CH 2 -, -SO 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -, -NR 6 -CH 2 -, -CH 2 -NR 6 -CH 2 -; R 7 represents cyano or C(=S)NH 2; Z 1 represents optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl or C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 -halocycloalkyl, and Z 2 represents halogen, cyano, nitro or optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 -alkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylsulphonyl, and Z 3 represents hydrogen or optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkenyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl. R 1 represents hydrogen, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxycarbonyl, cyano-C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 3)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C 1 -C 3)-alkyl, A 1 represents CR 2 or nitrogen, A 2 represents CR 3 or nitrogen, A 3 represents CR 4 or nitrogen and A 4 represents CR 5 or nitrogen, R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 independently of one another represent hydrogen, halogen, CN, NO 2, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 -halocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 -alkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylamino, N, N -di-C 1 -C 6 alkylamino, N -C 1 -C 6 -alkylaminocarbonyl, N -C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkylaminocarbonyl or (C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy)carbonyl; W represents oxygen or sulphur; R 6 represents hydrogen, optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 3)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C 1 -C 3)-alkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 3 -alkyl) -C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl and (C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl) -C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxycarbonyl; Q represents E represents a bond, -CH 2 -, S, SO, SO 2, -S-CH 2 -,-SO-CH 2 -, -SO 2- CH2-, -CH 2 -S-CH 2 -, -CH 2 -SO-CH 2 -,-CH 2 SO 2 -CH 2 -, -S-CH 2 -CH 2 -, -SO-CH 2 -CH 2 -, -SO 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -, -NR 6 -CH 2 -, -CH 2 -NR 6 -CH 2 -; R 7 represents cyano or C(=S)NH 2; Z 1 represents optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl or C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 -halocycloalkyl, and Z 2 represents halogen, cyano, nitro or optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 -alkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylsulphinyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkylsulphonyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkylsulphonyl, and Z 3 represents hydrogen or optionally substituted C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkenyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl.