The endemic Australian stiletto fly genus Laxotela Winterton & Irwin is revised with four new species described: L. citriterminalis sp. n., L. genalis sp. n., L. kimseyorum sp. n. and L. malleensis sp. n. Laxotela malleensis sp. n. was initially discovered based on images posted on the social platform iNaturalist, resulting in this collaboration to describe it formally. Additionally, L. atmis (Winterton, 2009) comb. n. is transferred from Neodialineura Mann, 1928. All of the previously described species are diagnosed in light of the morphological diversity found in the genus and a revised key to all 13 species of Laxotela is presented.