Selkirkiella is a genus of South American comb-footed spiders that was first described by Lucien Berland in 1924. Originally placed with the Araneidae, it was transferred to the comb-footed spiders in 1972.
Species it contains eight species, found in Chile, Argentina, and on the Falkland Islands: Selkirkiella alboguttata Berland, 1924 (type) – Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.) Selkirkiella carelmapuensis (Levi, 1963) – Chile Selkirkiella luisi (Levi, 1967) – Chile Selkirkiella magallanes (Levi, 1963) – Chile Selkirkiella michaelseni (Simon, 1902) – Chile Selkirkiella purpurea (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile Selkirkiella ventrosa (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina, Falkland Is. Selkirkiella wellingtoni (Levi, 1967) – Chile
In synonymy: S. portazuelo (Levi, 1967) = Selkirkiella alboguttata Berland, 1924 S. recurvata (Tullgren, 1901) = Selkirkiella ventrosa (Nicolet, 1849) S. transversa (Nicolet, 1849) = Selkirkiella purpurea (Nicolet, 1849) S. triangulifer (Simon, 1902) = Selkirkiella ventrosa (Nicolet, 1849)
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