See text The subgenus Hermodactyloides of Iris includes all reticulate-bulbed bulbous irises.

The subgenus Hermodactyloides is subdivided into two sections; Reticulatae and Monolepsis.

[6] Known species include:[7] Originally Rodionenko created the genus Alatavia for Iris kolpakowskiana and I. winkleri, but it was not validly published.

[10] Molecular evidence places Monolepis as sister to a clade including section Reticulatae (including Hermodactylus), subgenus Xiphium and subsection Syriacae of section Limniris.

This genus of dwarf bulbous iris is mostly used in rock gardens, or planted by specialist collectors in bulb frames.