Pallidogramme was proposed in 2008 by lichenologists Betsy Staiger, Klaus Kalb, and Robert Lücking, as a replacement name for Leucogramma A.Massal.

The justification for this change originated from the previously established Hemithecium subgen.

There was, however, a pre-existing generic name, Leucogramma A.Massal., which was based on the same species as Staiger's subgenus, Hemithecium chrysenteron.

As a result, a new name was deemed necessary to avoid confusion and maintain nomenclatural clarity.

[3] The defining features of genus Pallidogramme include a crust-like, bark-dwelling thallus, fully formed labia, a predominantly inspersed hymenium, and an exciple which is non-carbonized, displaying a spectrum of colours from pale yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, accompanied by internal striations.