''Selkirkiella'' is a

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of South American comb-footed spiders that was first described by

Lucien Berland Lucien Berland (14 May 1888 in Ay, Marne – 18 August 1962 in Versailles)Jean-Jacques Amigo, « Berland (Lucien) », in Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographies roussillonnaises, vol. 3 Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Perpignan, Publications de ...

in 1924. Originally placed with the

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, it was transferred to the comb-footed spiders in 1972.

Species

it contains eight species, found in

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, and on the

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: *''

Selkirkiella alboguttata ''Selkirkiella alboguttata'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by C ...

'' Berland, 1924 ( type) –

(Juan Fernandez Is.) *''

Selkirkiella carelmapuensis ''Selkirkiella carelmapuensis'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by ...

'' (

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, 1963) – Chile *''

Selkirkiella luisi ''Selkirkiella luisi'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Ja ...

'' (Levi, 1967) – Chile *''

Selkirkiella magallanes ''Selkirkiella magallanes'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Ca ...

'' (Levi, 1963) – Chile *''

Selkirkiella michaelseni ''Selkirkiella michaelseni'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by C ...

'' (

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, 1902) – Chile *''

Selkirkiella purpurea ''Selkirkiella purpurea'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl ...

'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile *''

Selkirkiella ventrosa ''Selkirkiella ventrosa'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl ...

'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile,

, Falkland Is. *''

Selkirkiella wellingtoni ''Selkirkiella wellingtoni'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by C ...

'' (Levi, 1967) – Chile In

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: *''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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Araneomorphae genera Taxa named by Lucien Berland Theridiidae {{Theridiidae-stub

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