[1] Old Comedy; first victories in the 430s. See generally K.J. Dover in OCD(4) s.v. Pherecrates.
[2] Alexander's campaigns took place a century later (334-324), so either this refers to another Pherekrates or else it has become misplaced. (For comparable remarks see under alpha 1121, alphaiota 354, kappa 240, mu 172, nu 117, nu 218, pi 2180, sigma 202.)
[3] Manuscript V, Adler reports, reads 20. In fact, 19 titles are known.
[4] (This addendum has been taken to come from alphaiota 299, where a quoted fragment follows; if it was also quoted here, it has dropped out.) Petale is perhaps the name of a courtesan: see Edmonds v.1 p.257.