''Histagonia'' is a monotypicgenus of South African comb-footed spiders containing the single species, ''Histagonia deserticola''. It was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".South Africa.