Lord Howe is an oceanic and relatively young island situated in an area of complex geological and therefore biogeographical processes. The island boasts a large number of endemic species, including many beetles, however, few groups are in an adequate state of systematic knowledge for biogeographic investigation. Recent advances in the systematics of the hyper-diverse rove beetle tribe Staphylinini on a global scale enable us to implement taxonomic changes for species from Lord Howe Island. With the improved systematics we are able to make more accurate biogeographic conclusions and set a framework for further more in-depth exploration of this unique island using rove beetles. Two new species are described: Cheilocolpus
olliffi
sp. n. and Quediopsis
howensis
sp. n. Taxonomic changes for the tribe are implemented resulting in the following new combinations: Cheilocolpus
castaneus (Lea, 1925), comb. n., Cheilocolpus
kentiae (Lea, 1925), comb. n., Ctenandropus
mirus (Lea, 1925), comb. n., and Hesperus
dolichoderes (Lea, 1925), comb. n. With the updated state of knowledge, the Staphylinini fauna of Lord Howe Island appears to be mainly derived from lineages on mainland Australia.