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Shandong Economic University, China Journal of Entomology and Nematology Table of Contents: Volume 9 Number 7 December 2017 ARTICLE New records of Aphelinidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Morocco and comparison with North Africa region fauna 55 Khadija Kissayi, Souâd Benhalima and Moulay Chrif Smaili Vol. 9(7), pp. 55- 62, December 2017 DOI: 10.5897/JEN2017.0178 Article Number: 533C1B655247 ISSN 2006-9855 Journal of Entomology and Nematology Copyright ©2017 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article http://www.academicjournals.org/JEN Full Length Research Paper New records of Aphelinidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Morocco and comparison with North Africa region fauna Khadija Kissayi1,2*, Souâd Benhalima2 and Moulay Chrif Smaili3 1Department of Forestry Development, National School of Forestry Engineers, B. P. 511, Tabriquet, Salé, Morocco. 2Department of Biology and Animal Ecology, Scientific Institute, Mohammed V University, B. P. 703, Agdal, 10 009, Rabat, Morocco. 3National Institute for Agricultural Research, Km 9, Route Sidi Yahia Gharb - North Kénitra - B.P. 257, Kénitra Principale, 14 000