title: A new species of the "mexicanus" group of the genus Vaejovis C. L. Koch, 1836 from the Mexican state of Aguascalientes (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae).
abstract: A new species of Vaejovis is described from the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. It is assigned to the "mexicanus" group and compared with similar species from Jalisco, Guanajuato, and San Luis Potosí. A map with their known distributions is provided.
authors.affiliation: Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Av. Universidad 3000, CP 04510. Coyoacan, Mexico DF Colección Nacional de Arácnidos, Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Apartado Postal 70-153, México D.F: 04510. Mexico; Email: contrerasfelixga@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gerardo A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Contreras-Félix
authors.affiliation: Colección Nacional de Arácnidos, Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Apartado Postal 70-153, México D.F: 04510. Mexico; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Oscar F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Francke
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology & Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, USA; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Robert  W
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bryson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D012605:Scorpions / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*