Genus Iheringiella Berg, 1898

1898 Iheringia Lahille: 437. 1898 Iheringiella Berg: 16. 1898 Iheringiana Berg: 41. 1899 Iheringina Lahille: 395.

Diagnosis. As for the family.

Type species. Scutella patagonensis Desor in Agassiz & Desor, 1847, by original designation (Desor 1847: 135).

Material studied. Holotype of Echinarachnius juliensis Desor in Agassiz & Desor, 1847, MCZ 102431, plus specimens attributed to I. patagonensis, including CPBA 16493-95, MACN-Pi 4586, MACN-Pi 5144, ROM 5433M, 5468M, 5469M, and two specimens sent to R.M. for identification by A. Wyss (University of California, Santa Barbara).