From specimens deposited in five entomological collections of Colombia, we extended the geographical distribution of 19 species and record the following three species for the first time for the country: Neogerris celeris Drake and Harris 1934, previously recorded from Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay; Brachymetra shawi Hungerford and Matsuda 1957, recorded from Guiana, French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil and Bolivia; and Potamobates variabilis Hungerford 1938, recorded only from Peru.