Naufraga hexachaeta explained

Naufraga hexachaeta is a species of fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is the only member of the genus Naufraga, and is found only in the South Island of New Zealand.^{[1] [2]}

The genus name Naufraga is derived from the Latin word Latin: naufragus, meaning 'shipwrecked', in reference to the isolated position of the genus within the subfamily Sciapodinae. (Bickel states that its isolated position is 'as if it were shipwrecked on the shores of New Zealand'.)

Notes and References

1. Book: Evenhius, N. L.. Family Dolichopodidae. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/doli.html. Evenhius. N. L.. Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions (online version). 17 April 2016. 10 April 2018.
2. Bickel. D. J.. The Australian Sciapodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with a review of the Oriental and Australasian faunas, and a world conspectus of the subfamily. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement. 1994. 21. 1–394. 10 September 2015. 10.3853/j.0812-7387.21.1994.50.