Can someone identify this insect?

ireland.man

A friend found this little bugger in the house this evening and claims it's a cockroach. Since she lives in a small country town I doubt it is (I've only ever seen them in cities outside of Ireland) although in fairness it does share a lot of similarities. Does any here know definitely what it is? Is it simply a little black beetle? It must have been quite slow moving for her to catch it too if that aids the identification.

Thanks.

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OpenYourEyes

Not great on insects but it's not a cockroach I don't think - I'd be thinking it's a type of Weevil maybe?

dodderangler

Black vine weevil

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Not a weevil. It's a beetle but I'd have to look it up in the morning to check which one it is. They are quite common but the name escapes my tired old brain right now.

Tiercel Dave

Definitely not a Weevil. Try Carabus granulatus!

freesia1

It looks like a form of beetle that we used to call a clock years ago .:)

ireland.man

Tiercel Dave wrote: »

Definitely not a Weevil. Try Carabus granulatus!

Looks like you were right! Cheers!

JonKelleher

Is it a grasshopper?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

JonKelleher wrote: »

Is it a grasshopper?

Not at all! Dave nailed it. Unfortunately most of the ground beetles don't have common names which usually means I have to dig a book out to look them up.

ireland.man

Thanks everyone for helping identify this.

Out of curiousity though, do we generally have established populations of cockroaches in the smaller towns of Ireland?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

ireland.man wrote: »

Thanks everyone for helping identify this.

Out of curiousity though, do we generally have established populations of cockroaches in the smaller towns of Ireland?

I have to say that in over 50 years involvement with nature and wildlife, I have never seen a cockroach.

Desmo

Carabid beetle alright (nailed by Tiercel Dave).
Cockroaches (2-3 species) use to be common in large heated industrial buildings like breweries, bakeries and hospital basements etc. They do not survive outdoors here. I have not seen any in ages so do not know whet the story is now. I have seen Blatta ("Oriental"), Blatella ("German") and Periplanetta ("American") in different places.

ireland.man

Caden Nutty Transmission wrote: »

I have to say that in over 50 years involvement with nature and wildlife, I have never seen a cockroach.

I thought so but wasn't too sure.

dodderangler

ireland.man wrote: »

I thought so but wasn't too sure.

My mam almost had heart attack last summer when she went into her room and spotted huge cockroach climbing the wall. She had been in lanzarote week before. Very easy for them to make it here

Eddie B

ireland.man wrote: »

I thought so but wasn't too sure.

I remember as a young lad hunting rats at the local landfill site, lift up any rubble or refuse bags and there would be roaches running in all directions!
They were big boys, as big as you'd see on a foreign holiday!
Haven't come across any since that landfill was closed down years ago but they were about in those days!