The Wukongopteridae are a group of basal pterosaurs, found in China and the UK. It contains six species in five genera, all dated to the middle Jurassic period, The Wukongopteridae were first named by Wang et al. in 2009, not yet giving an exact definition. The clade Wukongopteridae was first defined by Wang et al. in 2010 as "the most recent common ancestor of Wukongopterus lii and Kunpengopterus sinensis, and all of its descendants".