The term 'Wells Race' is a reference to the 1895 novel The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. In the novel, the protagonist travels to the future and discovers two races of people living in a post-apocalyptic world: the Eloi and the Morlocks. The Eloi are a peaceful, childlike race who live on the surface of the earth, while the Morlocks are a subterranean race of cannibals. The term 'Wells Race' is used to refer to the two races in the novel.