Habitat: Stenelmis is common in gravel substrates but can also be found in other microhabitats.
Distribution: - Chaiyaphum Province - Chanthaburi Province - Chiang Mai Province - Kampaeng Phet Province - Lampang Province - Loei Province - Mae Hong Son Province - Nan Province - Narathiwat Province - Phatthalung Province - Phetchabun Province - Phitsanulok Province - Phrae Province - Prachin Buri Province - Prachuap Khiri Khan Province - Ratchaburi Province - Surat Thani Province - Satun Province - Songkhla Province - Yala Province
Work cited: - Shepard, W.D. and Sites, R.W. 2016. Aquatic beetles of the families Dryopidae and Elmidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) of Thailand: Annotated list and illustrated key to genera. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 61(2): 89–126.