Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Vol. 2006(2006), No. 07, pp. 1-7. Title: Existence of solutions to a self-referred and hereditary system of differential equations Author: Eduardo Pascali (Univ. of Lecce, Italy) Abstract: We establish the existence and uniqueness of a local solution for the system of differential equations $$\displaylines{ \frac{\partial }{\partial t}u(x,t) = u\Big(v\Big(\int_0^t u(x,s)ds, t\Big), t\Big) \cr \frac{\partial }{\partial t}v(x,t) = v\Big(u\Big(\int_0^t v(x,s)ds, t\Big), t\Big). }$$ with given initial conditions $u(x,0)=u_0(x)$ and $v(x,0)=v_0(x)$. Submitted June 13, 2005. Published January 16, 2006. Math Subject Classifications: 47J35, 45G10. Key Words: Non-linear evolution systems; Hereditary systems.