A more complicated form of epigyne is found in spiders of the genus "Araneus", where there is developed an appendage which is usually soft and flexible, and which is termed the "scape" or "ovipositor". When there is a well-developed scape, the tip of it is usually more or less spoon-shaped. This part of the scape is termed the "cochlear". The basal plate of the epigyne which bears the scape, and which forms a porch or hood that covers the opening of the oviduct is called the "atriolum".