''Adonea'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of velvet spiders that was first described by

Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...

in 1873. it contains only three species: ''A. algarvensis'', ''A. algerica'', and ''A. fimbriata''.

References

Araneomorphae genera Eresidae Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Taxa named by Eugène Simon {{Araneomorphae-stub