Genus: Wareolestes FREEMAN, 1979
Etymology: In honor of Dr. Martin Ware, in recognition of his major contributions to the success of paleontological field work at Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England, and Greek, lestes, “thief”: Ware’s thief.

Species: rex FREEMAN, 1979
Etymology: Latin, rex, "king."

Holotype: NHMUK PV M36525 (old FM/K 25)

Locality: Old Cement Works Quarry, (Washford Quarry), Kirtlington, Ordnance Survey Grid Reference SP 495200, Oxfordshire County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Kirtlington Mammal bed, near base of the Forest Marble.

Biostratigraphy: Oppelia aspidioides Zone.

Age: Upper Bathonian Stage, upper middle Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material: Right or left, lower or upper molar.

Referred material:

NHMUK PV M46240, M46248, M46775:

PANCIROLI, BENSON, & WALKSH, 2017, PANCIROLI, BENSON, WALSH, BUTLER, CASTRO, JONES & EVANS, 2020

Locality: Skye, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire County, Highland Province, Scotland, northern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Kilmalung Formation, Great Estuarine Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Bathonian Stage, Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material:

NMS G.2016.34.1: A partial dentary with 2 erupted molars and 2 unerupted premolars.